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2023 Best Value Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$27,165 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,206 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 335 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, religious studies is the #65 most popular major in North Carolina.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in North Carolina 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Religious Studies

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Charlotte the best value school in North Carolina for religious studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

UNC Charlotte undergraduate students pay an average of $7,188 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNC Charlotte also is in the top 20% of our Best Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking.

Full Religious Studies at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report

Out of the 4 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $9,028 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, religion majors at UNC Chapel Hill accumulate an average of around $17,080 in student debt.

UNC Chapel Hill did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

Full Religious Studies at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Report

#3

Duke University

Durham, NC

Out of the 4 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

Duke undergraduate students pay an average of $60,244 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Duke is ranked #1 for overall quality for religion in North Carolina.

Read full report on Religious Studies at Duke University

#4

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Gardner - Webb University is a great value for religious studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Boiling Springs.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Gardner - Webb are $32,200 a year.

Read full report on Religious Studies at Gardner - Webb University

Best Value Religious Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Religious Studies Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 113
Virginia 961
Florida 154
Tennessee 109
Kentucky 32
South Carolina 102
Louisiana 14
Arkansas 29
Alabama 92
Mississippi 25
West Virginia 31

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 4 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Sowlos.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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