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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies in Washington (With Aid)

4 Ranked Colleges
78 Degrees Awarded
$24,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor's in Washington For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Washington, there were 79 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 78 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,202 and $21,977 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in religion/religious studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent religion/religious studies programs, but they also 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 Washington For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies in Washington (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid list. UW Seattle is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 2 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also took the #1 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. It costs about $13,297 for washington bachelor’s degree religion students with aid per year to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

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%.

Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at UW Seattle

#2

Western Washington University

Bellingham, Washington
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Bellingham, Washington, this fairly large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s religion students in 2019-2020.

WWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. It costs about $16,529 for washington bachelor’s degree religion students with aid per year to attend WWU.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full WWU Religion/Religious Studies Report

#3

Gonzaga University

Spokane, Washington
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gonzaga University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid. Spokane, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s religion degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our washington bachelor’s degree religion students with aid list, Gonzaga has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Gonzaga University is $33,793 for washington bachelor’s degree religion students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 1.3% 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.

Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at Gonzaga University

#4

University of Puget Sound

Tacoma, Washington
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Puget Sound. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Tacoma, Washington, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

Puget Sound also made our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $35,149 for washington bachelor’s degree religion students with aid per year to attend University of Puget Sound.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Puget Sound

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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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