2026 Best Value Religion/Religious Studies Schools in Washington
[Religion/Religious Studies](/majors/philosophy-and-religious-studies/religious-studies/religion-religious-studies/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 11 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for religion/religious studies students.
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2026 Best Value Religion/Religious Studies Schools in Washington
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in religion/religious studies, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Religion/Religious Studies Schools
Our analysis ranked Faith Evangelical College And Seminary the best value for a degree in religion/religious studies in Washington. Faith Evangelical College And Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Tacoma. In-state tuition and fees average $8,850. Students borrow a median of $17,813 to complete the religion/religious studies program here. Religion/religious Studies graduates of Faith Evangelical College And Seminary earn a median of $42,103 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.
Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 11 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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