2023 Best Value Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree School for You
Religious Studies is the #86 most popular major in the country with 9,470 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for religion students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Jewish Theological Seminary of America to be the best value school for religious studies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of New York, Jewish Theological Seminary of America is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Jewish Theological Seminary of America are $66,064 per year. Religion majors at Jewish Theological Seminary of America take out an average of $17,221 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
UPenn undergraduate students pay an average of $61,710 in tuition and fees each year.
UPenn not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Catholic University of America helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value religious studies schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
CUA undergraduate students pay an average of $52,156 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Cairn University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value religious studies schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Langhorne, Cairn is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cairn are $30,720 per year. Religion majors at Cairn take out an average of $31,422 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a great value for religious studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.
Rutgers New Brunswick undergraduate students pay an average of $33,005 in tuition and fees each year.
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Rutgers University - Camden came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Rutgers Camden is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Camden.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rutgers Camden are $32,299 per year.
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American University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at The American University are $51,334 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, The American University also is in the top 20% of our Best Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
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With a ranking of #8, Brooklyn College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for religious studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Brooklyn College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Brooklyn.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Brooklyn College are $15,390 a year.
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Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Columbia undergraduate students pay an average of $62,466 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Columbia also did well on our Best Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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George Washington University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at GWU are $57,984 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, GWU also is in the top 15% of our Best Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
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Request InformationBest Religious Studies Colleges by State
Explore the best religious studies schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 245 |
| New York | 2,944 |
| Maryland | 160 |
| New Jersey | 1,341 |
| District of Columbia | 68 |
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Religious Studies Related Majors for Religion
One of 3 majors within the area of study, religious studies has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Philosophy | 10,054 |
| Other Philosophy & Religious Studies | 285 |
| General Philosophy & Religious Studies | 184 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
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