2022 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 26,872 people earned their degree in theology and religious vocations, making the major the 25th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, theology and religious vocations graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,203 and had an average of $35,660 in loans still to pay off.

Across Virginia, there were 2,571 theology and religious vocations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 227 theology and religious vocations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in theology and religious vocations. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great theology and religious vocations programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the theology and religious vocations program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations in Virginia

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$8,349 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #1 spot on the list. Liberty University is a large school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 110 doctorate’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Liberty University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$17,052 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regent University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia list. Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It awarded 94 doctorate’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Regent, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Regent University are $17,052.

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#3

Union Presbyterian Seminary

Richmond, Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$13,190 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Union Presbyterian Seminary. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia list. Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s theology and religious vocations degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Union Presbyterian not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Union Presbyterian Seminary are $13,190, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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