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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Bible Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 4,119 people earned their degree in Bible/Biblical studies, making the major the 182nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 462 Bible/Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 197 Bible/Biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Bible Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 23 colleges that offer a degree in Bible/Biblical studies. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in Bible/Biblical studies.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree bible studies students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Biblical Studies - Houston. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Bible Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s Bible studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
Full College of Biblical Studies - Houston Bible/Biblical Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grace School of Theology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Bible Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Grace School of Theology is located in Conroe, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s Bible studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dallas Baptist University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Bible Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. DBU is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s Bible studies degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dallas Christian College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Bible Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s Bible studies degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
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 Bible/Biblical Studies at Dallas Christian College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oral Roberts University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Bible Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s. ORU is a small school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 13 bachelors’s Bible studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 23 schools in the Most Well Attended Bible Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Criswell College landed the #5 spot on the list. Criswell College is a small school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 13 bachelors’s Bible studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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 Bible/Biblical Studies at Criswell College
Abilene Christian University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bible Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Abilene Christian University is a small school located in Abilene, Texas that handed out 12 bachelors’s Bible studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
Read more about Bible/Biblical Studies at Abilene Christian University
With a ranking of #8, Oklahoma Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bible Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Shawnee, Oklahoma, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s Bible studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Bible/Biblical Studies at Oklahoma Baptist University
Southwestern Assemblies of God University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Bible Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is located in Waxahachie, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s Bible studies degrees to qualified students.
Full Southwestern Assemblies of God University Bible/Biblical Studies Report
Oklahoma Christian University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bible Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Oklahoma Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Read more about Bible/Biblical Studies at Oklahoma Christian University
Houston Baptist University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Bible Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s Bible studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Bible/Biblical Studies at Houston Baptist University
With a ranking of #12, Arizona Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bible Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Arizona Christian University is a small school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 4 bachelors’s Bible studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Arizona Christian University Bible/Biblical Studies Report
Hardin - Simmons University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bible Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Abilene, Texas, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s Bible studies degrees in 2020-2021.
LeTourneau University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Bible Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. This small school is located in Longview, Texas, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s Bible studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Austin Graduate School of Theology landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bible Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Austin Graduate School of Theology is located in Austin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s Bible studies degrees to qualified students.
Full Austin Graduate School of Theology Bible/Biblical Studies Report
East Texas Baptist University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Bible Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Marshall, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Bible studies students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Bible/Biblical Studies at East Texas Baptist University
International Baptist College and Seminary landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bible Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. International Baptist College and Seminary is a small school located in Chandler, Arizona that handed out 1 bachelors’s Bible studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #17, Southwestern Christian College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Bible Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Terrell, Texas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s Bible studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Bible/Biblical Studies at Southwestern Christian College
Howard Payne University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Bible Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Brownwood, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Bible studies students in 2020-2021.
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.
Lubbock Christian University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Bible Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Lubbock Christian University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s Bible studies degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Bible/Biblical Studies at Lubbock Christian University
Oklahoma Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Bible Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #20. This small school is located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s Bible studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
Southwestern Christian University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Bible Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Bethany, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Bible studies students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Bible/Biblical Studies at Southwestern Christian University
Randall University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Bible Studies Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Randall University is a small school located in Moore, Oklahoma that handed out 0 bachelors’s Bible studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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