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2022 Best Religious Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky

3 Colleges in Kentucky
25 Bachelor's Degrees
When it comes to popularity, a bachelor's degree in religious education sits in the middle of the road, ranking #175 out of 338 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Best Religious Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 25 bachelor's degrees in religious education during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Religious Education School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Religious Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky Your choice of religious education for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality religious ed program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

  • Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to religious education students as compared to other majors.
  • Major Demand - How many other religious education students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
  • Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
  • Student Debt - How much debt religious education students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
  • Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized religious education related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for religious education students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Religious Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky list to help you make the college decision.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Religious Education in Kentucky

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for religious education students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Kentucky Schools for a Bachelor's in Religious Ed

#1

Asbury University

Wilmore, KY
1 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in religious education needs to look into Asbury University. Asbury is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Wilmore.More information about a bachelor’s in religious education from Asbury University

#2

Campbellsville University

Campbellsville, KY
1 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Campbellsville University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in religious education. Located in the town of Campbellsville, Campbellsville University is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in religious education from Campbellsville University

#3

Lindsey Wilson College

Columbia, KY
8 Annual Graduates

Lindsey Wilson College is a wonderful choice for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in religious education. Located in the town of Columbia, Lindsey Wilson College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in religious education from Lindsey Wilson College

Best Religious Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Religious Education Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 220 3
Florida 214 14
Tennessee 209 17
North Carolina 207 2
Virginia 206 4
South Carolina 188 10
Alabama 183 1
Arkansas 164 0
Louisiana 163 2
West Virginia 142 0

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One of 7 majors within the Theology & Religious Vocations area of study, Religious Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Theological & Ministerial Studies 69
Biblical Studies 45
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries 11
Sacred Music 9
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) 8
Missionary Studies 5

Notes and References

  • The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to RichardF. More about our data sources and methodologies.

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