by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bible Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 4,021 people earned their degree in biblical studies, making the major the 146th most popular in the United States. In , biblical studies graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $28,790 and had an average of $24,207 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 319 biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,192 and $23,445 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 51 biblical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,505 and $37,295 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bible Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in biblical studies. That schools that top this list have a program in biblical studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bible Major in the Southwest Region”.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bible Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dallas Theological Seminary landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s bible students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grace School of Theology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bible Major in the Southwest Region list. Conroe, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s bible degrees to 25 students in 2021-2022.
Read more about Biblical Studies at Grace School of Theology
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bible Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Assemblies of God University landed the #3 spot on the list. Waxahachie, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s bible degrees to 11 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Biblical Studies at Southwestern Assemblies of God University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oral Roberts University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bible Major in the Southwest Region list. ORU is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 masters’s bible degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lubbock Christian University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bible Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 1 masters’s bible degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Abilene Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bible Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Abilene, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s bible 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%.
With a ranking of #7, University of St. Thomas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bible Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Houston, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified masters’s bible students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Biblical Studies at University of St. Thomas
Randall University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bible Major in the Southwest Region list. Randall is located in Moore, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 masters’s bible degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Family of Faith Christian University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Bible Major in the Southwest Region list. Family of Faith Christian University is a small school located in Shawnee, Oklahoma that handed out 0 masters’s bible degrees in 2021-2022.
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.
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