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2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
173 Degrees Awarded
$9,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor's in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,832 people earned their degree in religion/religious studies, making the major the 173rd most popular in the United States.

Across North Carolina, there were 237 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 173 religion/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 $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the religion/religious studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. 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 $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies (Income $30-$48k) in North Carolina

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k list. Duke University is a fairly large school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 6 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

Duke also took the #1 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Duke is $-1,314 for North Carolina Bachelor’s Degree Religion students whose families make $30-$48k. The negative number means the student will receive more financial aid on average than it costs to attend the school.

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%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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 more about Religion/Religious Studies at Duke

#2

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wake Forest University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k. Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s religion degrees to qualified students.

Wake Forest University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. The yearly cost to attend Wake Forest University is $5,981 for North Carolina Bachelor’s Degree Religion students whose families make $30-$48k.

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 student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Wake Forest University

#3

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k list. UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s religion degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our north carolina bachelor’s degree religion students whose families make $30-$48k list, UNC Chapel Hill has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. It costs about $6,063 for north carolina bachelor’s degree religion students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UNC Chapel Hill.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The low student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 more about Religion/Religious Studies at UNC Chapel Hill

#4

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #4 spot on the list. NC State is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 7 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our north carolina bachelor’s degree religion students whose families make $30-$48k list, NC State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. It costs about $9,887 for North Carolina Bachelor’s Degree Religion students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend NC State.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at NC State

#5

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #5 spot on the list. 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 $30-$48k list, UNC Greensboro has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Carolina at Greensboro is $10,808 for North Carolina Bachelor’s Degree Religion students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at UNC Greensboro

#6

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s religion degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

UNC Charlotte also made our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $12,223 for north carolina bachelor’s degree religion students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UNC Charlotte.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at UNC Charlotte

#7

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality

Gardner - Webb University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in North Carolina For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Gardner - Webb is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Gardner - Webb also took the #7 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. It costs about $19,669 for north carolina bachelor’s degree religion students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Gardner - Webb University.

Read full report on Religion/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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