2026 Best Value Religious Education Schools in Virginia
[Religious Education](/majors/theology-and-religious-vocations/religious-education/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong religious education education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find the best return on investment for religious education students.
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2026 Best Value Religious Education Schools in Virginia
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in religious education, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Religious Education Schools
Leading the list is Liberty University, our #1 best value for religious education in Virginia. Set in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit institution. In-state tuition and fees average $16,173. Students borrow a median of $27,414 to complete the religious education program here. Soon after graduation, religious education degree recipients from Liberty University generally make around $45,877. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 99% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 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).
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