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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in West Virginia” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Religious Studies is the 90th most popular major in the country with 9,039 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. 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 West Virginia, there were 22 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,695 and $24,033 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in West Virginia” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in religious studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in religious studies.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for west virginia bachelor’s degree religion students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bethany College West Virginia. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in West Virginia list. Bethany College West Virginia is a small school located in Bethany, West Virginia that handed out 2 bachelors’s religion 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia Wesleyan College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in West Virginia list. This small school is located in Buckhannon, West Virginia, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Davis & Elkins College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in West Virginia list. Davis & Elkins College is located in Elkins, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s religion degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the #4 spot on the list. American Military University is a large school located in Charles Town, West Virginia that handed out 20 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full American Public University System Religious Studies Report
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