2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education in Virginia

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in Virginia” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,336 people earned their degree in religious education, making the major the 215th most popular in the United States. 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.

Across Virginia, there were 50 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,500 and $53,516 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 35 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in Virginia” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in religious education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent religious education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the religious education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in Virginia” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in Virginia

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in Virginia.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education in Virginia

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$8,349 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$35,416 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified masters’s religious ed students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our virginia master’s degree religious ed students list, Liberty University has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Religious Education Master’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

Union Presbyterian Seminary

Richmond, Virginia

#1 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 #2 on our 2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in Virginia list. Union Presbyterian Seminary is located in Richmond, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s religious ed degrees to qualified students.

Union Presbyterian not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Union Presbyterian Seminary are $13,190.

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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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