2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Washington
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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Washington” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Washington, there were 54 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,094 and $46,975 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Washington” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Washington
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Washington”.
Top 2 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies in Washington
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Washington list. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s religion degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at UW Seattle
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Gonzaga University landed the #2 spot on the list. Spokane, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s religion degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Gonzaga University
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References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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