2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Plains States Region
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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 Plains States region, there were 379 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,550 and $22,712 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,238 and $112,293 respectively.
This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in religious studies.
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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Plains States Region”.
Top 1 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies in the Plains States Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s religion students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Read full report on Religious Studies at Iowa
Notes and References
References
- 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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