2023 Best Value Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree School for You
Religious Studies is the #121 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 245 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
The Best Value Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Pennsylvania to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for religion students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Colleges.
Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Religious Studies
Our analysis found University of Pennsylvania to be the best value school for religious studies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Pennsylvania. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UPenn are $61,710 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UPenn is ranked #2 for overall quality for religion in Pennsylvania.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Cairn University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value religious studies schools in Pennsylvania. Cairn is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Langhorne.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cairn are $30,720 a year. On average, religion graduates from Cairn take out $31,422 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
Out of the 3 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Scranton landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
University of Scranton undergraduate students pay an average of $48,462 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Best Value Religious Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value Religious Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 2,944 |
| Maryland | 160 |
| New Jersey | 1,341 |
| District of Columbia | 68 |
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Majors Related to Religion
Religious Studies is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Religion
| 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 3 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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