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.
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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.
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2023 Best Value Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for religion majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Religious Studies
Our analysis found Gordon College to be the best value school for religious studies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the New England Region . Gordon College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Wenham.
Gordon College undergraduate students pay an average of $26,250 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Boston College is a great value for religious studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.
Boston College undergraduate students pay an average of $61,706 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Boston College is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMass Amherst are $36,964 per year.
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Out of the 5 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of the Holy Cross landed the # 4 spot on the list. Holy Cross is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Holy Cross are $56,540 a 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.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value religious studies schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Boston U are $59,816 per year.
Boston U excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
Best 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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