2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Doctorate in Virginia” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Religious Studies is the 115th most popular major in the country with 9,704 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Virginia, there were 938 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,600 and $26,733 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 29 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in religious studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent religious studies programs, but they also cost less that 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 in Virginia

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies in Virginia

#1

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$32,394 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$63,005 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia. University of Virginia - Main Campus is a public institution located in Charlottesville, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Virginia, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia - Main Campus are $32,394, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Religious Studies at University of Virginia

#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$8,349 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia list. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s religion students in 2019-2020.

Liberty University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Liberty University Religious Studies Report

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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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