by our College Data Analytics Team
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 the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2021-2022, 3,329 people earned their degree in religion/religious studies, making the major the 189th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,522 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,241 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,436 and $23,790 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 141 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in religion/religious studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their religion/religious studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree religion students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas Baptist College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region list. Arkansas Baptist College is a small school located in Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 3 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Arkansas Baptist College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clinton College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region. Clinton College is a small school located in Rock Hill, South Carolina that handed out 3 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at Clinton College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Birmingham Southern College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region. Birmingham Southern College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Birmingham, Alabama. It awarded 4 bachelors’s religion degrees 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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 more about Religion/Religious Studies at Birmingham Southern College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Allen University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s religion students in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Wesleyan University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region. SWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Central, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at Southern Wesleyan University
University of Mobile landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Mobile, Alabama, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s religion students 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%.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at University of Mobile
Liberty University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 645 bachelors’s religion degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at Liberty University
Guilford College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Guilford College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees 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%.
Lane College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Jackson, Tennessee, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
Erskine College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Erskine College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Due West, South Carolina. It awarded 3 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, Randolph College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Randolph College
Virginia Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. Virginia Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s 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%.
Full Virginia Wesleyan University Religion/Religious Studies Report
Furman University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region list. Furman University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Greenville, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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 91%. 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%.
Kentucky Wesleyan College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Owensboro, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s religion students in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Kentucky Wesleyan College
Carson - Newman University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. Carson - Newman is located in Jefferson City, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s religion degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Salem College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Salem College is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s religion degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Shorter University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region list. Shorter is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rome, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.
Hampden - Sydney College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Hampden - Sydney is a small school located in Hampden-Sydney, Virginia that handed out 6 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Hampden - Sydney College Religion/Religious Studies Report
Randolph - Macon College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Randolph - Macon College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Ashland, Virginia. It awarded 3 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Meredith College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Ferrum College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region list. Ferrum College is a small school located in Ferrum, Virginia that handed out 1 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Gardner - Webb University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Rhodes College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s religion degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, 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 94%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Huntingdon College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region list. Montgomery, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s religion degrees to 5 students 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%.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at Huntingdon College
Hendrix College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region list. Hendrix is located in Conway, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s religion degrees to qualified students.
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 Religion/Religious Studies at Hendrix College
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