by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Christian Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Christian Studies is the 495th most popular major in the country with 829 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Southeast region, there were 384 christian studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 110 christian studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,462 and $43,311 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Christian Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in christian studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their christian studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Christian Studies Major in the Southeast Region”.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Christian Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wesley Biblical Seminary landed the #1 spot on the list. Wesley Biblical Seminary is a small school located in Ridgeland, Mississippi that handed out 9 masters’s christian studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Christian Studies at Wesley Biblical Seminary
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grace College of Divinity. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Christian Studies Major in the Southeast Region. Fayetteville, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s christian studies degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Christian Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wake Forest, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 59 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Christian Studies Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Christian Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Amridge University landed the #4 spot on the list. Amridge University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Montgomery, Alabama. It awarded 7 masters’s christian studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Christian Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bryan College - Dayton landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Dayton, Tennessee, and it awarded 2 masters’s christian studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Christian Studies at William Jennings Bryan College
Palm Beach Atlantic University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Christian Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Palm Beach Atlantic is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Palm Beach, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Duke University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Christian Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Duke is a fairly large school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 22 masters’s christian studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.
Liberty University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Christian Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Liberty University is a large school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 5 masters’s christian studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
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