2024 Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia

Religion/Religious Studies is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #117 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for religion/religious studies students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 796 bachelor's degrees in religion/religious studies to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to religion/religious studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of religion/religious studies students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized religion/religious studies related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for religion/religious studies students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Religion/Religious Studies in Virginia

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in religion/religious studies.

Top Virginia Schools for a Bachelor's in Religion

1

University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

36 Annual Graduates

University of Virginia - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in religion/religious studies. University of Virginia is a fairly large public university located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.More information about a bachelor’s in religion/religious studies from University of Virginia - Main Campus

2

Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

698 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in religion/religious studies has to check out Liberty University. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in religion/religious studies from Liberty University

Best Religion/Religious Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Religion/Religious Studies Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	492	108
Tennessee	460	56
North Carolina	453	137
Georgia	453	51
South Carolina	370	58
Kentucky	331	27
Alabama	320	54
Louisiana	306	2
Arkansas	294	6
Mississippi	275	4
West Virginia	223	31

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Rankings in Majors Related to Religion

One of 9 majors within the Religious Studies area of study, Religion/Religious Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Religion

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Christian Studies	24
Other Religion/Religious Studies	17

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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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