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2026 Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools in Virginia
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the theology & religious vocations degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Theology & Religious Vocations Schools
Our analysis ranked Regent University the best value for a degree in theology & religious vocations in Virginia. Set in the city of Virginia Beach, Regent University is a large private not-for-profit institution. Students from in state pay about $21,650 in tuition and fees. Students borrow a median of $35,397 to complete the theology & religious vocations program here. Soon after graduation, theology & religious vocations degree recipients from Regent University generally make around $46,683. Set against $35,397 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 38% of applicants are accepted.
Students looking for strong value in theology & religious vocations will find it at Virginia Union University, which ranked #2. Set in the city of Richmond, Virginia Union University is a small private not-for-profit institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $17,830. Typical student debt for theology & religious vocations graduates is $30,593. Early-career theology & religious vocations graduates make about $25,910. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 98% of applicants are accepted.
Students looking for strong value in theology & religious vocations will find it at Liberty University, which ranked #3. Set in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $16,173. Typical student debt for theology & religious vocations graduates is $24,221. Soon after graduation, theology & religious vocations degree recipients from Liberty University generally make around $51,137. That is a strong return on a $24,221 median debt. Roughly 99% of applicants are accepted.
Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 12 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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