2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k
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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. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 188 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the religion/religious studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.
Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region
Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.
UNT also took the #6 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNT is $9,082 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Religion students whose families make $30-$48k.
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 Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s religion students in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $8,921 for southwest region bachelor’s degree religion students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend ASU - Tempe.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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 for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s religion students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree religion students whose families make $30-$48k list, UT Austin has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UT Austin is $13,575 for southwest region bachelor’s degree religion students whose families make $30-$48k.
The low student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at The University of Texas at Austin
Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Houston is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 9 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.
UH also made our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend UH is $9,925 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Religion students whose families make $30-$48k.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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 for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. ASU - Skysong is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Skysong also made our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Skysong is $12,020 for southwest region bachelor’s degree religion students whose families make $30-$48k.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at Arizona State University - Skysong
Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s religion students in 2019-2020.
University of Arizona also took the #7 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $11,466 for southwest region bachelor’s degree religion students whose families make $30-$48k.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Arizona Religion/Religious Studies Report
University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s religion degrees to qualified students.
UNM also took the #8 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,458 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Religion students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UNM.
Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Religion/Religious Studies Report
Baylor University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.
Baylor not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Baylor is $29,849 for southwest region bachelor’s degree religion students whose families make $30-$48k.
The low student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
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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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