by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies is the 301st most popular major in the country with 219 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , other philosophy & religious studies graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $42,895 and had an average of $32,375 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 99 other philosophy & religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,267 and $21,250 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 91 other philosophy & religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,436 and $23,790 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 20 colleges that offer a degree in other philosophy & religious studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in other philosophy & religious studies.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree other philosophy & religious studies students.
Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Shaw University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other philosophy & religious studies students in 2021-2022.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mary Washington. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s other philosophy & religious studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Claflin University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Southeast Region. Claflin is a small school located in Orangeburg, South Carolina that handed out 2 bachelors’s other philosophy & religious studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Philosophy & Religious Studies at Claflin
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is a fairly large school located in Chattanooga, Tennessee that handed out 6 bachelors’s other philosophy & religious studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Other Philosophy & Religious Studies at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga
Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bridgewater College landed the #5 spot on the list. Bridgewater is a small school located in Bridgewater, Virginia that handed out 1 bachelors’s other philosophy & religious studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Other Philosophy & Religious Studies at Bridgewater College
Union University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Jackson, Tennessee, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s other philosophy & religious studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Other Philosophy & Religious Studies at Union
With a ranking of #7, University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Wilmington, North Carolina, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s other philosophy & religious studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Philosophy & Religious Studies at UNCW
James Madison University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. James Madison University is a public institution located in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full James Madison University Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Report
Newberry College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Newberry, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other philosophy & religious studies students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Other Philosophy & Religious Studies at Newberry College
University of North Carolina at Pembroke ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. UNC Pembroke is a medium-sized school located in Pembroke, North Carolina that handed out 1 bachelors’s other philosophy & religious studies degrees in 2021-2022.
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Winthrop University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. This small school is located in Rock Hill, South Carolina, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s other philosophy & religious studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Winthrop University Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Report
Radford University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Radford University is located in Radford, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s other philosophy & religious studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Other Philosophy & Religious Studies at Radford University
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this medium-sized public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other philosophy & religious studies students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Ouachita Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. Ouachita Baptist University is a small school located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas that handed out 0 bachelors’s other philosophy & religious studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Ouachita Baptist Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Report
With a ranking of #14, Hampden - Sydney College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Hampden - Sydney is located in Hampden-Sydney, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s other philosophy & religious studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Hampden - Sydney Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Report
With a ranking of #14, Bluefield College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Bluefield, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other philosophy & religious studies degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Philosophy & Religious Studies at Bluefield College
Hendrix College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Hendrix is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Conway, Arkansas. It awarded 0 bachelors’s other philosophy & religious studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Other Philosophy & Religious Studies at Hendrix
Benedict College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Benedict College is a small school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 0 bachelors’s other philosophy & religious studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Other Philosophy & Religious Studies at Benedict College
West Virginia Wesleyan College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Buckhannon, West Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other philosophy & religious studies students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Other Philosophy & Religious Studies at West Virginia Wesleyan College
Carson - Newman University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Jefferson City, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other philosophy & religious studies students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Carson - Newman Other Philosophy & Religious Studies Report
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