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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

7 Ranked Colleges
188 Degrees Awarded
$21,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 $75-$110k” 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 the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UT Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also took the #1 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $20,454 for southwest region bachelor’s degree religion students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UT Austin.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national 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 more about Religion/Religious Studies at The University of Texas at Austin

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Tempe is $17,373 for southwest region bachelor’s degree religion students whose families make $75-$110k.

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 full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Arizona State University - Tempe

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. 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.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree religion students whose families make $75-$110k list, ASU - Skysong has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Skysong is $20,321 for southwest region bachelor’s degree religion students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full ASU - Skysong Religion/Religious Studies Report

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #3 spot on the list. UNT is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 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 estimated yearly cost for University of North Texas is $21,613 for southwest region bachelor’s degree religion students whose families make $75-$110k.

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

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

#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $20,200 for southwest region bachelor’s degree religion students whose families make $75-$110k.

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

Full University of Arizona Religion/Religious Studies Report

#5

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#5 in overall quality

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 for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s religion students in 2019-2020.

UH also made our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $18,844 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Religion students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Houston.

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 full report on Religion/Religious Studies at University of Houston

#6

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#8 in overall quality

University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 6 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of New Mexico - Main Campus is $18,920 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Religion students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Religion/Religious Studies Report

#7

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Baylor University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Baylor University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 35 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Baylor University is $35,300 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Religion students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

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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