2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 233 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 27 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in religious studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality religious studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the religious studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate.
Top 25 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies
Out of the 27 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.
Liberty University also took the #25 spot in our “Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s religion degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate list. University of Virginia is a large school located in Charlottesville, Virginia that handed out 9 doctorate’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our doctor’s degree religion students list, University of Virginia has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia are $32,394, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marquette University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate list. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s religion students in 2019-2020.
Marquette not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Marquette are $21,690.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate. Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s religion degrees to qualified students.
Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #6, Florida State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate list. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s religion degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
Florida State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #21 on our “Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State are $26,707.
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Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #7. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 5 doctorate’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #14. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Georgia came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s religion students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #24 spot in our “Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476.
University of Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #9. University of Florida is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 3 doctorate’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our doctor’s degree religion students list, UF has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Temple University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #10. Temple is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 2 doctorate’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our doctor’s degree religion students list, Temple has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236.
Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate list. Rochester, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s religion degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School are $10,974, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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With a ranking of #12, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Chapel Hill, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,248.
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University of California - Los Angeles ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate list. UCLA is a large public school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 1 doctorate’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCLA, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Jewish Theological Seminary of America came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Jewish Theological Seminary of America is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 2 doctorate’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.
Jewish Theological Seminary of America also took the #8 spot in our “Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Jewish Theological Seminary of America are $34,472, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Claremont Graduate University landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Claremont Graduate University is a small school located in Claremont, California that handed out 13 doctorate’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our doctor’s degree religion students list, Claremont Graduate University has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Claremont Graduate University are $36,380.
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University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate ranking. This large school is located in Santa Barbara, California, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSB, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Santa Barbara are $28,670.
Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #17. This large school is located in Bloomington, Indiana, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at IU Bloomington, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Bloomington are $33,338, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Baylor University landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Baylor is a fairly large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 7 doctorate’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.
Baylor also made our “Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #12. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #19, University of California - Riverside did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate list. Riverside, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s religion degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Riverside are $28,686.
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University of Pennsylvania came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate ranking. University of Pennsylvania is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UPenn also took the #2 spot in our “Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Pitt is a public institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our doctor’s degree religion students list, Pitt has also earned the #23 rank in our “Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pitt are $40,836, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Emory University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s religion degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.
Emory not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emory University are $44,676, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Columbia is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Columbia, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194.
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Vanderbilt University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate ranking. This fairly large school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.
Vanderbilt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt University are $50,624, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Northwestern University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate list. Northwestern is a large school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 2 doctorate’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwestern, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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%.
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