by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
Religion/Religious Studies is the 189th most popular major in the country with 3,329 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Southwest region, there were 192 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 134 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,130 and $22,381 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 32 colleges that offer a degree in religion/religious studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in religion/religious studies.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree religion students.
Out of the 32 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas College landed the #1 spot on the list. TC is located in Tyler, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s religion degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Texas College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Paul Quinn College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southwest Region. Paul Quinn College is a small school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 2 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at Paul Quinn College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma City University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southwest Region. OCU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It awarded 4 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%. 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Schreiner University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southwest Region. Schreiner University is a small school located in Kerrville, Texas that handed out 0 bachelors’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%.
Out of the 32 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Jarvis Christian College landed the #5 spot on the list. Hawkins, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s religion degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at The Bulldogs
Southwestern University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Georgetown, Texas, and it awarded 2 bachelors’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%.
Full Southwestern University Religion/Religious Studies Report
Wiley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Marshall, Texas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
Baylor University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Baylor University is a large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 26 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 Baylor University
Rice University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Rice is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 4 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Oklahoma Wesleyan University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Oklahoma Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s 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%.
Full Oklahoma Wesleyan University Religion/Religious Studies Report
Trinity University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Trinity U is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 8 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 92%. 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.
East Texas Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. East Texas Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Marshall, Texas. It awarded 10 bachelors’s religion 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%.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at East Texas Baptist University
Texas Christian University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southwest Region ranking. TCU is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s religion degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Texas Christian University
With a ranking of #14, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Texas Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s religion degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Texas Wesleyan University
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s religion degrees to qualified 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at University of Oklahoma
Our Lady of the Lake University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Our Lady of the Lake University is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 1 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Southern Methodist University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southwest Region list. Southern Methodist University is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s religion degrees to qualified students.
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 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #19, University of the Incarnate Word did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at University of the Incarnate Word
The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. UT Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at The University of Texas at Austin
University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s religion students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #22. Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is a medium-sized school located in Portales, New Mexico that handed out 4 bachelors’s religion 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%.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus
University of Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s religion degrees to 15 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 University of Arizona
University of North Texas ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southwest Region list. University of North Texas is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 2 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of North Texas Religion/Religious Studies Report
University of Houston ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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