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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 9,039 people earned their degree in religious studies, making the major the 90th most popular in the United States. In , religious studies graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $34,289 and had an average of $30,539 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,992 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,841 and $26,621 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 156 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,020 and $16,931 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in religious studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their religious studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree religion students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Beulah Heights University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region. Beulah Heights University is a small school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 10 associates’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clinton College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region. Clinton College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Simmons College of Kentucky landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Louisville, Kentucky, and it awarded 3 associates’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Shorter College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region. Shorter College is a private not-for-profit institution located in N Little Rock, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grace College of Divinity. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region. Grace College of Divinity is located in Fayetteville, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 associates’s religion degrees to qualified students.
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.
Spartanburg Methodist College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking. SMC is a small school located in Spartanburg, South Carolina that handed out 2 associates’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #7, Regent University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s religion students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
With a ranking of #8, Liberty University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region list. Liberty University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 86 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Lindsey Wilson College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Columbia, Kentucky, and it awarded 2 associates’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 Religious Studies at Lindsey Wilson College
With a ranking of #10, Thomas More University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region list. Thomas More University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Crestview Hills, Kentucky. It awarded 1 associates’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, Ouachita Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region list. Ouachita Baptist is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 15 associates’s religion degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Union University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. Union University is a small school located in Jackson, Tennessee that handed out 6 associates’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
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. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.
Campbell University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Buies Creek, North Carolina, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s religion students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Religious Studies at Campbell University
With a ranking of #12, Lane College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region list. Lane College is located in Jackson, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 associates’s religion degrees to qualified students.
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