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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Tennessee

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Religion Major in Tennessee

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Religion Major in Tennessee” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Tennessee, there were 88 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,872 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 12 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,444 and $43,245 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Tennessee” ranking looked at 5 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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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Tennessee

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Tennessee”.

Top 5 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies in Tennessee

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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Memphis Theological Seminary landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 3 masters’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Religious Studies at Memphis Theological Seminary

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Williamson Christian College
Franklin, Tennessee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Williamson Christian College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Tennessee list. Williamson Christian College is a small school located in Franklin, Tennessee that handed out 4 masters’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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.

Read full report on Religious Studies at WCC

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Bryan College - Dayton
Dayton, Tennessee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bryan College - Dayton. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Tennessee list. Bryan College - Dayton is located in Dayton, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 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%.

Full Bryan College - Dayton Religious Studies Report

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the #4 spot on the list. Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%. 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. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Religious Studies at Vanderbilt

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Southern Adventist University
Collegedale, Tennessee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Adventist University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Tennessee list. Located in Collegedale, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’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 Southern Adventist University

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