2027 Best Religion/Religious Studies Schools in Virginia

Religion/Religious Studies degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.

To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools to find the best for religion/religious studies students.

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• Best Religion/Religious Studies Schools in Virginia

Best Schools for Religion/Religious Studies in Virginia

If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the religion/religious studies degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Religion/Religious Studies

1

University Of Virginia Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

22 Religion/Religious Studies Degrees Awarded

$25,260 Median Starting Salary

Leading the list is University Of Virginia Main Campus, our #1 school for religion/religious studies. Set in the suburb of Charlottesville, University Of Virginia Main Campus is a very large public institution. University Of Virginia Main Campus graduates 96% of students within six years. University Of Virginia Main Campus awarded about 22 religion/religious studies degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their religion/religious studies degree from University Of Virginia Main Campus earn around $25,260 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $18,267 to complete this degree. See the full religion/religious studies program report for University Of Virginia Main Campus

2

Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

515 Religion/Religious Studies Degrees Awarded

$37,753 Median Starting Salary

Students looking for a strong religion/religious studies program will find one at Liberty University, which ranked #2. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit university. About 67% of students finish within six years. There were roughly 515 religion/religious studies students who graduated with this degree at Liberty University in the most recent data year. Students who receive their religion/religious studies degree from Liberty University earn around $37,753 in the first couple years of their career. Liberty University graduates carry a median of $32,873 in student loans. Read more about the religion/religious studies program at Liberty University

Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 2 schools evaluated.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.