2023 Best Value Religious Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Religious Studies Doctor's Degree School for You
Religious Studies is the #38 most popular major in Virginia with 961 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Virginia to see which doctor'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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for religion majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Religious Studies
Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the best value school in Virginia for religious studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Virginia - Main Campus is a great value for religious studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.
University of Virginia graduate students pay an average of $20,906 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, University of Virginia is ranked #2 for overall quality for religion in Virginia.
Full Religious Studies at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report
Best Value Religious Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Religious Studies Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Georgia | 113 |
North Carolina | 335 |
Florida | 154 |
Tennessee | 109 |
Kentucky | 32 |
South Carolina | 102 |
Louisiana | 14 |
Arkansas | 29 |
Alabama | 92 |
Mississippi | 25 |
West Virginia | 31 |
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Majors Related to Religion
Religious Studies is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Religion
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Philosophy | 10,054 |
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies | 285 |
General Philosophy & Religious Studies | 184 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 2 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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