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.
Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality in Religious Studies
Our 2023 rankings named University of Scranton the best value school in Pennsylvania for religious studies students. Located in the small city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Scranton are $48,462 a year.
University of Scranton excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Religious Studies Schools in Pennsylvania list.
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Out of the 3 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the # 2 spot on the list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
UPenn undergraduate students pay an average of $61,710 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UPenn also made our Best Religious Studies Schools in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #3.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Cairn University is a great value for religious studies students. 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.
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Request InformationBest Value Religious Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value Religious Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 2,944 |
| Maryland | 160 |
| New Jersey | 1,341 |
| District of Columbia | 68 |
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Majors Related to Religion
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 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).
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