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2022 Best Value Religion Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
247 Degrees Awarded
$12,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Religion Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Religion Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Religion/Religious Studies is the 173rd most popular major in the country with 3,832 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 247 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Religion Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in religion/religious studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great religion/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 religion/religious studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Religion Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region religion students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified ’s religion students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region religion students whose families make $0-$30k list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Tempe is $7,044 for Southwest Region Religion students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at Arizona State University - Tempe

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #2 spot on the list. UNT is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 5 ’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region religion students whose families make $0-$30k list, UNT has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,521 for Southwest Region Religion students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UNT.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of North Texas Religion/Religious Studies Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s religion degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also took the #1 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,203 for Southwest Region Religion students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend The University of Texas at Austin.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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.

Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at The University of Texas at Austin

#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified ’s religion students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $10,562 for Southwest Region 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 Religion/Religious Studies at University of Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 18 ’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Skysong, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,037 for Southwest Region Religion students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend ASU - Skysong.

Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at Arizona State University - Skysong

#5

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Religion Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Houston is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 9 ’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also made our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for University of Houston is $10,203 for Southwest Region Religion students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at University of Houston

#6

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Religion Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 6 ’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region religion students whose families make $0-$30k list, UNM has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,242 for Southwest Region Religion students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UNM.

Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

#7

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

Baylor University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Religion Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. Baylor University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 42 ’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor also made our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $26,726 for southwest region religion students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Baylor.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Baylor

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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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