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2022 Best Value Religion Schools in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k

3 Ranked Colleges
120 Degrees Awarded
$12,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Religion Schools in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Massachusetts, there were 120 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Religion Schools in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 3 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Religion Schools in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religion Schools in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies (Income $30-$48k) in Massachusetts

#1

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k list. Tufts is a private not-for-profit institution located in Medford, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Tufts also made our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Tufts is $6,516 for Massachusetts Religion students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at Tufts

#2

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k list. Boston University is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 11 ’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Schools in Massachusetts” list. The estimated yearly cost for Boston U is $13,256 for massachusetts religion students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Boston U

#3

College of the Holy Cross

Worcester, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of the Holy Cross. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k list. College of the Holy Cross is a private not-for-profit institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Holy Cross also made our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend College of the Holy Cross is $19,031 for Massachusetts Religion students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 0.5% 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 89%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at College of the Holy Cross

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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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