2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Far Western US Region

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Divinity/Ministry is the 113th most popular major in the country with 6,777 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 570 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 24 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,948 and $20,385 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in divinity/ministry. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their divinity/ministry program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree divinity studies students.

Top 4 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry in the Far Western US Region

1

Corban University
Salem, Oregon

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Corban University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. Corban is a private not-for-profit institution located in Salem, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s 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%.

Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Corban

2

Multnomah University
Portland, Oregon

Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Multnomah University landed the #2 spot on the list. Multnomah University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s 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 Divinity/Ministry at Multnomah University

3

The Master's University and Seminary
Santa Clarita, California

Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Master’s University and Seminary landed the #3 spot on the list. The Master’s University is located in Santa Clarita, California and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%.

Full The Master’s University and Seminary Divinity/Ministry Report

4

Fresno Pacific University
Fresno, California

Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Divinity Studies Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fresno Pacific University landed the #4 spot on the list. Fresno, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s divinity studies degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Fresno Pacific University Divinity/Ministry Report

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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