2023 Best Value Religious Studies Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Religious Studies 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 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 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.

2023 Best Value Religious Studies Schools in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Religious Studies Colleges.

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality in Religious Studies

#1

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

6 Degrees

#17 in Quality in Pennsylvania

$48,462 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Scranton to be the best value school for religious studies students who want to pursue a degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Scranton are $48,462 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, University of Scranton also did well on our Best Religious Studies Schools in Pennsylvania list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Religious Studies at University of Scranton

#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

8 Degrees

#3 in Quality in Pennsylvania

$61,710 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Religious Studies Schools in Pennsylvania list. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UPenn are $61,710 per year.

UPenn also made our Best Religious Studies Schools in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #3.

Read full report on Religious Studies at University of Pennsylvania

#3

Cairn University

Langhorne, PA

6 Degrees

$30,720 Average Tuition & Fees

$28,083 Average Salary

The excellent programs at Cairn University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best religious studies schools in Pennsylvania. Cairn is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Langhorne.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cairn are $30,720 per year. On average, religion graduates from Cairn take out $31,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Religious Studies at Cairn University Report

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.

Majors Related to Religion

Religious Studies is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Religion

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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