by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2021-2022, 1,292 people earned their degree in religious education, making the major the 216th most popular in the United States. In , religious education graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $30,694 and had an average of $27,141 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 435 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,606 and $28,062 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 324 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,130 and $22,381 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in religious education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in religious education.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Southwest Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree religious ed students.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Randall University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Moore, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s religious ed students in 2021-2022.
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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dallas Baptist University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Southwest Region list. Dallas Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 13 bachelors’s religious ed degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Religious Education at Dallas Baptist University
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this large private for-profit school awarded 301 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s religious ed students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard Payne University landed the #4 spot on the list. Howard Payne University is a small school located in Brownwood, Texas that handed out 1 bachelors’s religious ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Texas landed the #5 spot on the list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s religious ed degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Wayland Baptist University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Southwest Region list. Plainview, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s religious ed degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
Oklahoma Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Oklahoma Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Shawnee, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Southern Nazarene University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Southwest Region list. SNU is a small school located in Bethany, Oklahoma that handed out 0 bachelors’s religious ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 full report on Religious Education at Southern Nazarene University
Oklahoma Christian University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s religious ed students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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