2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Religious Education is the 215th most popular major in the country with 1,336 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, religious education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,663 and had an average of $31,603 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 692 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 29 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in religious education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great religious education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the religious education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Moody Bible Institute. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Moody Bible Institute is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 36 bachelors’s religious ed degrees in 2019-2020.
Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Moody Bible Institute is $16,646 for bachelor’s degree religious ed students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Canyon University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this large private for-profit school handed out 267 degrees to qualified bachelors’s religious ed students in 2019-2020.
Grand Canyon University also took the #12 spot in our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Grand Canyon University is $21,020 for Bachelor’s Degree Religious Ed students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lee University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Lee University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cleveland, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lee University, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $17,696 for bachelor’s degree religious ed students per year to attend Lee University.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Baptist College of Florida. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s. This small school is located in Graceville, Florida, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s religious ed degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree religious ed students list, BCF has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $10,288 for Bachelor’s Degree Religious Ed students per year to attend The Baptist College of Florida.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full The Baptist College of Florida Religious Education Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity International University - Florida. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Trinity International University - Florida is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Miramar, Florida. It awarded 6 bachelors’s religious ed degrees in 2019-2020.
Trinity International University - Florida not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Trinity International University - Florida is $16,383 for Bachelor’s Degree Religious Ed students.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Full Trinity International University - Florida Religious Education Report
Nazarene Bible College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Nazarene Bible College is a small school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado that handed out 2 bachelors’s religious ed degrees in 2019-2020.
Nazarene Bible College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Grace Christian University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Grace is a small school located in Wyoming, Michigan that handed out 15 bachelors’s religious ed degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Grace is $12,679 for bachelor’s degree religious ed students.
Read more about Religious Education at Grace Christian University
With a ranking of #8, Franciscan University of Steubenville did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Steubenville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s religious ed degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.
Franciscan U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Franciscan University of Steubenville is $24,918 for bachelor’s degree religious ed students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Full Franciscan University of Steubenville Religious Education Report
With a ranking of #9, Columbia International University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s list. CIU is a small school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 5 bachelors’s religious ed degrees in 2019-2020.
CIU also made our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #18. The yearly cost to attend CIU is $18,004 for bachelor’s degree religious ed students.
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With a ranking of #10, Central Christian College of the Bible did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Moberly, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s religious ed students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,118 for Bachelor’s Degree Religious Ed students per year to attend Central Christian College of the Bible.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Religious Education at Central Christian College of the Bible
Indiana Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #11. Indiana Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Marion, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
IWU also took the #13 spot in our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $20,946 for Bachelor’s Degree Religious Ed students per year to attend Indiana Wesleyan University.
With a ranking of #12, Dallas Baptist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s religious ed degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.
DBU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $26,387 for Bachelor’s Degree Religious Ed students per year to attend DBU.
Crown College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s religious ed degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree religious ed students list, Crown has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Crown College is $26,396 for bachelor’s degree religious ed students.
Asbury University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Asbury University is a small school located in Wilmore, Kentucky that handed out 1 bachelors’s religious ed degrees in 2019-2020.
Asbury not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Asbury is $27,631 for Bachelor’s Degree Religious Ed students.
Toccoa Falls College landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Toccoa Falls, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s religious ed students in 2019-2020.
Toccoa Falls also took the #25 spot in our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Toccoa Falls College is $22,433 for Bachelor’s Degree Religious Ed students.
With a ranking of #16, University of Valley Forge did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UVF is located in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s religious ed degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UVF, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UVF is $20,636 for Bachelor’s Degree Religious Ed students.
Concordia University, Nebraska landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Seward, Nebraska. It awarded 10 bachelors’s religious ed degrees in 2019-2020.
Concordia University, Nebraska also made our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $20,763 for Bachelor’s Degree Religious Ed students per year to attend Concordia University, Nebraska.
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Benedictine College landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Atchison, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s religious ed students in 2019-2020.
Benedictine College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Benedictine College is $23,011 for bachelor’s degree religious ed students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
Campbellsville University landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Campbellsville University is located in Campbellsville, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s religious ed degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $17,689 for Bachelor’s Degree Religious Ed students per year to attend Campbellsville University.
With a ranking of #20, Olivet Nazarene University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Olivet Nazarene is a small school located in Bourbonnais, Illinois that handed out 5 bachelors’s religious ed degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Olivet Nazarene, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Olivet Nazarene University is $20,195 for Bachelor’s Degree Religious Ed students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
Northwest Nazarene University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Nampa, Idaho, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s religious ed students in 2019-2020.
NNU also took the #20 spot in our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $20,708 for Bachelor’s Degree Religious Ed students per year to attend Northwest Nazarene University.
Read more about Religious Education at Northwest Nazarene University
Trinity International University - Illinois landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Deerfield, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s religious ed students in 2019-2020.
TIU Illinois also made our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #17. The yearly cost to attend TIU Illinois is $21,204 for bachelor’s degree religious ed students.
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.
Full Trinity International University - Illinois Religious Education Report
With a ranking of #23, Wheaton College Illinois did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Wheaton, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 23 degrees to qualified bachelors’s religious ed students in 2019-2020.
Wheaton College Illinois not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $25,358 for Bachelor’s Degree Religious Ed students per year to attend Wheaton College Illinois.
The low student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read more about Religious Education at Wheaton College Illinois
With a ranking of #24, Messiah University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Messiah University is a small school located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 12 bachelors’s religious ed degrees in 2019-2020.
Messiah did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Messiah University is $28,141 for bachelor’s degree religious ed students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
Lindsey Wilson College ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Lindsey Wilson College is a small school located in Columbia, Kentucky that handed out 8 bachelors’s religious ed degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Lindsey Wilson College is $15,435 for bachelor’s degree religious ed students.
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- 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%.
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