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2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
192 Degrees Awarded
$6,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor's in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 9,704 people earned their degree in religious studies, making the major the 115th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, religious studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,163 and had an average of $28,712 in loans still to pay off.

Across North Carolina, there were 349 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,450 and $21,953 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 192 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,192 and $24,368 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in religious studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great religious studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the religious studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies (Income $0-$30k) in North Carolina

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Durham, North Carolina, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

Duke not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. The yearly cost to attend Duke is $-7,808 for North Carolina Bachelor’s Degree Religion students whose families make $0-$30k. When an average net price is negative, it usually means that the student will receive more financial aid than it costs to attend the school.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Duke Religious Studies Report

#2

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k list. UNC Chapel Hill is a large public school situated in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It awarded 29 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Chapel Hill, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNC Chapel Hill is $4,026 for North Carolina Bachelor’s Degree Religion students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Religious Studies at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

#3

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Forest University landed the #3 spot on the list. Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Wake Forest University also made our “Best Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Wake Forest University is $5,250 for North Carolina Bachelor’s Degree Religion students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Religious Studies at Wake Forest University

#4

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s religion degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our north carolina bachelor’s degree religion students whose families make $0-$30k list, NC State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. The yearly cost to attend North Carolina State University is $7,285 for North Carolina Bachelor’s Degree Religion students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Religious Studies at North Carolina State University

#5

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

Wake Forest, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary landed the #5 spot on the list. SEBTS is a small school located in Wake Forest, North Carolina that handed out 3 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

SEBTS not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Religious Studies at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

#6

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a fairly large school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 8 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our north carolina bachelor’s degree religion students whose families make $0-$30k list, UNC Greensboro has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. It costs about $8,853 for North Carolina Bachelor’s Degree Religion students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UNC Greensboro.

Read full report on Religious Studies at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

#7

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina

With a ranking of #7, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Charlotte did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Carolina at Charlotte is $11,991 for north carolina bachelor’s degree religion students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Religious Studies at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

#8

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, North Carolina

Gardner - Webb University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Boiling Springs, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s religion degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Gardner - Webb did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. It costs about $18,034 for north carolina bachelor’s degree religion students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Gardner - Webb University.

Read more about Religious Studies at Gardner - Webb

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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