by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Arkansas” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 19,993 people earned their degree in philosophy and religious studies, making the major the 28th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, philosophy and religious studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,946 and had an average of $22,275 in loans still to pay off.
Across Arkansas, there were 67 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 61 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,130 and $24,615 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Arkansas” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in philosophy and religious studies. That schools that top this list have a program in philosophy and religious studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Arkansas” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for arkansas bachelor’s degree philosophy & religious studies students.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Champion Christian College landed the #1 spot on the list. Champion is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hot Springs, Arkansas. It awarded 3 bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas Baptist College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Arkansas list. Arkansas Baptist College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Little Rock, Arkansas. It awarded 2 bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ouachita Baptist University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Arkansas list. Arkadelphia, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
Full Ouachita Baptist University Philosophy & Religious Studies Report
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Hendrix College landed the #4 spot on the list. Hendrix College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Conway, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%. 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.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the Ozarks. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Arkansas. University of the Ozarks is a private not-for-profit institution located in Clarksville, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Philander Smith College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Arkansas ranking. This small school is located in Little Rock, Arkansas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Philander Smith College Philosophy & Religious Studies Report
University of Central Arkansas landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Arkansas ranking. Conway, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Arkansas list. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public school situated in Little Rock, Arkansas. It awarded 5 bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Arkansas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Arkansas list. UARK is a large public school situated in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It awarded 13 bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Philosophy & Religious Studies at University of Arkansas
Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Arkansas ranking. A-State is a public institution located in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Full Arkansas State University - Main Campus Philosophy & Religious Studies Report
John Brown University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #11. JBU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Philosophy & Religious Studies at John Brown University
Lyon College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Arkansas list. Lyon is a small school located in Batesville, Arkansas that handed out 0 bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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