2023 Best Value Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England 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. 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.
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 New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the New England Region 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.
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.
Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Religious Studies
Our 2023 rankings named Gordon College the best value school in the New England Region for religious studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Gordon College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wenham.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Gordon College are $26,250 per year.
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Out of the 5 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Boston College are $61,706 a year.
Boston College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Massachusetts Amherst helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value religious studies schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UMass Amherst undergraduate students pay an average of $36,964 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of the Holy Cross. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Holy Cross is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Holy Cross are $56,540 per year.
Holy Cross excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Boston U are $59,816 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Boston U is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
Request InformationBest Religious Studies Colleges by State
Explore the best religious studies schools for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 118 |
| Connecticut | 84 |
| New Hampshire | 1 |
| Maine | 10 |
| Rhode Island | 18 |
| Vermont | 17 |
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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 5 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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