2023 Best Value Religious Education Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Religious Education School for You
Religious Education is the #216 most popular major in the country with 1,417 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Religious Education Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 42 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best value experiences for religious ed 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.
Top 10 Best Religious Education Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary the best value school in the United States for religious education students. MBTS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MBTS are $9,020 a year.
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Out of the 42 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln Christian University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Lincoln, Lincoln Christian College and Seminary is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Lincoln Christian College and Seminary are $14,520 a year.
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The excellent programs at Faith International University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best religious education schools in the United States. Faith is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Faith are $11,250 per year.
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Out of the 42 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Ashland University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Ashland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Ashland.
Ashland undergraduate students pay an average of $23,090 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent programs at Grand Canyon University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best religious education schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Grand Canyon University are $17,189 per year. On average, religious ed graduates from Grand Canyon University take out $38,555 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $193.
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Nazarene Bible College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for religious education students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, Nazarene Bible College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Nazarene Bible College are $10,320 a year.
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Moody Bible Institute ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Religious Education Schools list. Located in the city of Chicago, Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School are $14,335 a year. The average amount in student loans that religious ed majors at Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School take out is $9,177.
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With a ranking of #8, Liberty University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for religious education students. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Liberty University are $16,160 a year.
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Dallas Theological Seminary ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Religious Education Schools list. Located in the city of Dallas, DTS Dallas is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Bethel University Minnesota came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Religious Education Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bethel University Minnesota are $40,080 per year.
Bethel University Minnesota also claimed a spot on our Best Religious Education Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Majors Related to Religious Ed
One of 7 majors within the area of study, religious education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Religious Ed
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Theological & Ministerial Studies | 15,832 |
| Biblical Studies | 4,119 |
| Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries | 3,116 |
| Missionary Studies | 1,220 |
| Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) | 1,166 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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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