by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region” ranking.
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 the Southeast region, there were 1,992 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,841 and $26,621 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 261 religious 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 Religion Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 39 colleges that offered 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wesley Biblical Seminary. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Ridgeland, Mississippi, and it awarded 9 masters’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grace College of Divinity. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region list. Grace College of Divinity is located in Fayetteville, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 masters’s religion degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Religious Studies at Grace College of Divinity
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Piedmont International University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region. Winston-Salem, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s religion degrees to 44 students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Religious Studies at Piedmont International University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Memphis Theological Seminary. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region. Memphis Theological Seminary is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 masters’s religion degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Religious Studies at Memphis Theological Seminary
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Williamson Christian College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region list. Williamson Christian College is located in Franklin, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 masters’s religion degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 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 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Wake Forest, North Carolina, and it awarded 59 masters’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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.
Beulah Heights University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 3 masters’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
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.
Read full report on Religious Studies at Beulah Heights University
Amridge University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region list. Amridge University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Montgomery, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #9, University of Mobile did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Mobile is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mobile, Alabama. It awarded 6 masters’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Bethune - Cookman University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Bethune - Cookman University is a small school located in Daytona Beach, Florida that handed out 3 masters’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
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Spring Hill College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Mobile, Alabama, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s religion students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
Read full report on Religious Studies at Spring Hill College
Pfeiffer University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Misenheimer, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’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%.
Columbia International University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. CIU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 4 masters’s religion degrees 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 more about Religious Studies at Columbia International University
Athens State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. Athens State University is located in Athens, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 masters’s religion degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Religious Studies at Athens State University
With a ranking of #15, Bryan College - Dayton did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region list. Dayton, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s religion degrees to 2 students 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%.
Read more about Religious Studies at William Jennings Bryan College
Palm Beach Atlantic University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Palm Beach Atlantic is located in West Palm Beach, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 masters’s religion degrees to qualified students.
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%.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. University of Virginia - Main Campus is a large school located in Charlottesville, Virginia that handed out 14 masters’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Read more about Religious Studies at University of Virginia - Main Campus
Vanderbilt University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Vanderbilt University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 masters’s religion degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #19, Duke University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region list. Duke University is a fairly large school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 29 masters’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%. 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%.
Wake Forest University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s religion students in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Religious Studies at Wake Forest University
Gardner - Webb University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region list. Gardner - Webb University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. It awarded 13 masters’s religion degrees 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%.
Georgia State University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region list. Georgia State is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 9 masters’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Religious Studies at Georgia State University
University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region list. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a large public school situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. It awarded 9 masters’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of South Florida - Main Campus is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 10 masters’s religion degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 full report on Religious Studies at University of South Florida - Main Campus
The University of Alabama did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. The University of Alabama is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 6 masters’s religion degrees 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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