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. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 1,292 people earned their degree in religious education, making the major the 358th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 686 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major” ranking, we looked at 87 colleges that offer a degree in religious education. That schools that top this list have a program in religious education 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 Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major”.
Out of the 87 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Yeshiva Gedolah Imrei Yosef D’spinka landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Brooklyn, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 31 degrees to qualified bachelors’s relgious ed students in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Religious Education at Yeshiva Gedolah Imrei Yosef D’spinka
Out of the 87 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Veritas Baptist College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s relgious ed students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity International University - Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major list. Trinity International University - Florida is a private not-for-profit institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 3 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Religious Education at Trinity International University - Florida
Out of the 87 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity International University - Illinois landed the #4 spot on the list. Deerfield, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s relgious ed degrees to 9 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, 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 Universidad Teologica del Caribe. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major. Universidad Teologica del Caribe is a small school located in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico that handed out 3 bachelors’s relgious ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Universidad Pentecostal Mizpa landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major ranking. This small school is located in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s relgious ed degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Universidad Pentecostal Mizpa Religious Education Report
With a ranking of #7, Toccoa Falls College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major list. Toccoa Falls, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s relgious ed degrees to 8 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, Central Christian College of the Bible did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major list. Central Christian College of the Bible is a small school located in Moberly, Missouri that handed out 4 bachelors’s relgious ed degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Central Christian College of the Bible Religious Education Report
Crown College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s relgious ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major ranking, coming in at #10. Ankeny, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s relgious ed degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
Read more about Religious Education at Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary
Nazarene Bible College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major list. Nazarene Bible College is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s relgious ed degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Religious Education at Nazarene Bible College
With a ranking of #12, The Baptist College of Florida did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major list. This small school is located in Graceville, Florida, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s relgious ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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 Religious Education at The Baptist College of Florida
Moody Bible Institute ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major list. Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 33 bachelors’s relgious ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 Religious Education at Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School
With a ranking of #14, Grace Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major list. Located in Wyoming, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s relgious ed students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Read more about Religious Education at Grace Christian University
Franciscan University of Steubenville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major ranking, coming in at #15. Steubenville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s relgious ed degrees to 29 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Bryan College - Dayton landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major ranking. William Jennings Bryan College is located in Dayton, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s relgious ed degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Wheaton College Illinois did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major ranking, coming in at #17. Wheaton College Illinois is a small school located in Wheaton, Illinois that handed out 13 bachelors’s relgious ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Religious Education at Wheaton College Illinois
Lindsey Wilson College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major ranking. Lindsey Wilson College is located in Columbia, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s relgious ed degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Religious Education at Lindsey Wilson College
Randall University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major ranking, coming in at #19. Randall is a small school located in Moore, Oklahoma that handed out 3 bachelors’s relgious ed degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Dallas Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major ranking, coming in at #20. DBU is a small school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 13 bachelors’s relgious ed degrees in 2021-2022.
Messiah University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major list. Messiah is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Biola University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major ranking. Biola University is located in La Mirada, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s relgious ed degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Benedictine College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major ranking. This small school is located in Atchison, Kansas, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s relgious ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 full report on Religious Education at Benedictine College
Mount Vernon Nazarene University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major ranking. Mount Vernon Nazarene University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mount Vernon, Ohio. It awarded 14 bachelors’s relgious ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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%.
Full Mount Vernon Nazarene University Religious Education Report
With a ranking of #25, Bethesda University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major list. This small school is located in Anaheim, California, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s relgious ed degrees in 2021-2022.
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.
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