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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

9 Ranked Colleges
224 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Plains States region, there were 274 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 224 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 9 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree religion students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s religion degrees to qualified students.

UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $12,556 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Religion students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend UMN Twin Cities.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Iowa State University is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree religion students whose families make $48-$75k list, Iowa State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Iowa State is $14,161 for plains states region bachelor’s degree religion students whose families make $48-$75k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Iowa State University

#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $18,272 for plains states region bachelor’s degree religion students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Iowa.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The low student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.

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#4

Concordia College at Moorhead

Moorhead, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia College at Moorhead. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Moorhead, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s religion students in 2019-2020.

Concordia College Moorhead did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Concordia College Moorhead is $20,924 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Religion students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.

Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at Concordia College Moorhead

#5

Hamline University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hamline University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This small school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

Hamline also took the #6 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $18,963 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Religion students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Hamline.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at Hamline

#6

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#8 in overall quality

University of Kansas ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s religion students in 2019-2020.

KU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend KU is $17,132 for plains states region bachelor’s degree religion students whose families make $48-$75k.

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

Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at KU

#7

Luther College

Decorah, Iowa
#7 in overall quality

Luther College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Luther is a private not-for-profit institution located in Decorah, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Luther also made our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Luther College is $19,852 for plains states region bachelor’s degree religion students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#8

University of St Thomas Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. UST MN is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UST MN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $26,172 for plains states region bachelor’s degree religion students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend UST MN.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at UST MN

#9

Evangel University

Springfield, Missouri
#9 in overall quality

Evangel University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #9. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s religion degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Evangel, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $23,018 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Religion students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Evangel University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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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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