by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the New England 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 New England region, there were 16 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the New England Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hebrew College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the New England Region list. Newton Centre, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s religious ed degrees to 11 students in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Nazarene College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the New England Region. ENC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Quincy, Massachusetts. It awarded 3 ’s religious ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elms College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Chicopee, Massachusetts, and it awarded 1 ’s religious ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the New England Region. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. It awarded 1 ’s religious ed degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the New England Region. Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary is a private not-for-profit institution located in South Hamilton, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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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