by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Iowa” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Iowa, there were 76 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 10 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,894 and $35,556 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Iowa” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in religious studies. That schools that top this list have a program in religious studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Iowa” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Iowa”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Iowa list. FBBC&TS is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ankeny, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Religious Studies at Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Graceland University - Lamoni landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Lamoni, Iowa, and it awarded 8 masters’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Iowa. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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