2022 Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s
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Religious Education is the 351st most popular major in the country with 1,336 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
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 Relgious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 29 colleges that offered 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree relgious ed students.
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 Relgious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s relgious ed degrees in 2019-2020.
Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School also made our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School is $16,646 for Bachelor’s Degree Relgious Ed students.
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Out of the 29 schools in the Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the #2 spot on the list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s relgious ed degrees to 267 students in 2019-2020.
Grand Canyon University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Grand Canyon University is $21,020 for bachelor’s degree relgious ed students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lee University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s. Located in Cleveland, Tennessee, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s relgious ed students in 2019-2020.
Lee University also took the #14 spot in our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Lee University is $17,696 for Bachelor’s Degree Relgious Ed students.
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 Relgious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s. Graceville, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s relgious ed degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
BCF also made our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #24. The yearly cost to attend The Baptist College of Florida is $10,288 for bachelor’s degree relgious ed students.
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.
Out of the 29 schools in the Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity International University - Florida landed the #5 spot on the list. Trinity International University - Florida is located in Miramar, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s relgious ed degrees to qualified students.
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 relgious ed students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Nazarene Bible College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Colorado Springs, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s relgious ed degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
Nazarene Bible College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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.
Read more about Religious Education at Nazarene Bible College
Grace Christian University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Wyoming, Michigan, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s relgious ed degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,679 for Bachelor’s Degree Relgious Ed students per year to attend Grace.
With a ranking of #8, Franciscan University of Steubenville did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Relgious 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 relgious ed degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.
Franciscan U also made our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Franciscan University of Steubenville is $24,918 for bachelor’s degree relgious ed students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Columbia International University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s relgious ed degrees in 2019-2020.
CIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $18,004 for bachelor’s degree relgious ed students per year to attend CIU.
Central Christian College of the Bible ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Moberly, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s relgious ed students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,118 for bachelor’s degree relgious ed students per year to attend Central Christian College of the Bible.
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.
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Indiana Wesleyan University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Indiana Wesleyan University is located in Marion, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s relgious ed degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at IWU, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Indiana Wesleyan University is $20,946 for bachelor’s degree relgious ed students.
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Dallas Baptist University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Dallas Baptist University is a small school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 23 bachelors’s relgious ed degrees in 2019-2020.
DBU also made our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Dallas Baptist University is $26,387 for bachelor’s degree relgious ed students.
With a ranking of #13, Crown College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Crown is a small school located in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota that handed out 19 bachelors’s relgious ed degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree relgious 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 Relgious Ed students.
With a ranking of #14, Asbury University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Asbury is a small school located in Wilmore, Kentucky that handed out 1 bachelors’s relgious ed degrees in 2019-2020.
Asbury did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Asbury University is $27,631 for bachelor’s degree relgious ed students.
Toccoa Falls College landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Toccoa Falls, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s relgious ed degrees to 6 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 is $22,433 for bachelor’s degree relgious ed students.
University of Valley Forge did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #16. This small school is located in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s relgious ed degrees in 2019-2020.
UVF also took the #21 spot in our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Valley Forge is $20,636 for Bachelor’s Degree Relgious Ed students.
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Concordia University, Nebraska came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Seward, Nebraska, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s relgious ed students in 2019-2020.
Concordia University, Nebraska not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Concordia University, Nebraska is $20,763 for Bachelor’s Degree Relgious Ed students.
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With a ranking of #18, Benedictine College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Atchison, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s relgious ed degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Benedictine College, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Benedictine College is $23,011 for Bachelor’s Degree Relgious Ed students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Campbellsville University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Campbellsville University is located in Campbellsville, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s relgious ed degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Campbellsville University is $17,689 for bachelor’s degree relgious ed students.
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Olivet Nazarene University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #20. Olivet Nazarene is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bourbonnais, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s 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 is $20,195 for Bachelor’s Degree Relgious 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 Relgious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Northwest Nazarene University is a small school located in Nampa, Idaho that handed out 1 bachelors’s relgious ed degrees in 2019-2020.
NNU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $20,708 for bachelor’s degree relgious ed students per year to attend Northwest Nazarene University.
Trinity International University - Illinois did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #22. TIU Illinois is a small school located in Deerfield, Illinois that handed out 18 bachelors’s relgious ed degrees in 2019-2020.
TIU Illinois not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Trinity International University - Illinois is $21,204 for Bachelor’s Degree Relgious Ed students.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Wheaton College Illinois came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Wheaton, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s relgious ed degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.
Wheaton College Illinois also took the #1 spot in our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Wheaton College Illinois is $25,358 for bachelor’s degree relgious ed students.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Messiah University landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Messiah University is located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s relgious ed degrees to qualified students.
Messiah also made our “Best Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #11. The estimated yearly cost for Messiah University is $28,141 for Bachelor’s Degree Relgious Ed students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Lindsey Wilson College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Relgious Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #25. Lindsey Wilson College is a small school located in Columbia, Kentucky that handed out 8 bachelors’s relgious ed degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Lindsey Wilson College is $15,435 for bachelor’s degree relgious ed students.
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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%.
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- *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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