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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies in Tennessee

4 Ranked Colleges
62 Degrees Awarded
$17,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor's in Tennessee

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Tennessee, there were 95 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 62 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree 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 Tennessee

The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee bachelor’s degree religion students.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies in Tennessee

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 7 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Knoxville, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is $18,825 for Tennessee Bachelor’s Degree Religion students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full UT Knoxville Religion/Religious Studies Report

#2

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Middle Tennessee State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee. Middle Tennessee State University is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s religion degrees to qualified students.

Middle Tennessee State University also took the #4 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. It costs about $12,464 for Tennessee Bachelor’s Degree Religion students per year to attend Middle Tennessee State University.

Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at Middle Tennessee State University

#3

Carson - Newman University

Jefferson City, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Carson - Newman University landed the #3 spot on the list. Carson - Newman is located in Jefferson City, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s religion degrees to qualified students.

Carson - Newman not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. The estimated yearly cost for Carson - Newman is $17,471 for Tennessee Bachelor’s Degree Religion students.

Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Carson - Newman University

#4

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Religion Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the #4 spot on the list. Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s religion degrees to qualified students.

Vanderbilt also took the #1 spot in our “Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. It costs about $19,432 for Tennessee Bachelor’s Degree Religion students per year to attend Vanderbilt University.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Vanderbilt University

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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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