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2023 Best Value Religious Education Schools in Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$17,490 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,007 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Religious Education School for You

With 63 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, religious education is the #156 most popular major in Virginia.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Religious Education Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Virginia to see which ones offered the best value programs for religious ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Religious Education Schools in Virginia

Check out the religious ed programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality in Religious Education

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA
$16,160 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the best value school in Virginia for religious education students. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Liberty University are $16,160 a year.

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Out of the 3 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Union Presbyterian Seminary landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Richmond, Union Presbyterian is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Religious Education at Union Presbyterian Seminary Report

#3

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA
$18,820 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Regent University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Religious Education Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Regent are $18,820 per year.

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Best Value Religious Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 15
North Carolina 32
Florida 9
Tennessee 22
Kentucky 74
South Carolina 5
Louisiana 54
Arkansas 0
Alabama 1
Mississippi 2
West Virginia 0

Religious Education is one of 7 different types of programs to choose from.

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 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 RichardF.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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