by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 9,470 people earned their degree in religious studies, making the major the 90th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, religious studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $34,289 and had an average of $24,431 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,189 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major” ranking looked at 60 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in religious studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in religious studies.
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The religion school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major”.
Out of the 60 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Elyon College landed the #1 spot on the list. Elyon College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brooklyn, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 40 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yeshiva University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major list. New York, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s religion degrees to 519 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 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 Seminary Bnos Chaim. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major list. Seminary Bnos Chaim is a small school located in Lakewood, New Jersey that handed out 26 associates’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Beulah Heights University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major list. This small school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 11 associates’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 60 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Clinton College landed the #5 spot on the list. Rock Hill, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s religion degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
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.
With a ranking of #6, Southwestern Assemblies of God University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major list. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Waxahachie, Texas. It awarded 63 associates’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
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Simmons College of Kentucky came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major ranking. Simmons College of Kentucky is located in Louisville, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s religion degrees to qualified students.
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Pacific Rim Christian University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major ranking. This small school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 3 associates’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Shorter College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major list. This small school is located in N Little Rock, Arkansas, and it awarded 2 associates’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
Grace College of Divinity did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major ranking, coming in at #10. Grace College of Divinity is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%. 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.
Read more about Religious Studies at Grace College of Divinity
With a ranking of #11, New York Seminary did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major list. New York Seminary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brooklyn, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Spartanburg Methodist College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major list. Located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s religion students in 2020-2021.
Regent University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major ranking. Regent is a fairly large school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia that handed out 10 associates’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
Crafton Hills College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major ranking. Located in Yucaipa, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified associates’s religion students in 2020-2021.
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Lourdes University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major list. Lourdes is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sylvania, Ohio. It awarded 1 associates’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
Liberty University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major ranking. Liberty University is a large school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 72 associates’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Lindsey Wilson College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major list. Lindsey Wilson College is a small school located in Columbia, Kentucky that handed out 2 associates’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
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Thomas More University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major ranking. Thomas More is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Crestview Hills, Kentucky. It awarded 1 associates’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
Ouachita Baptist University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major ranking. Ouachita Baptist is a private not-for-profit institution located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Santa Rosa Junior College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major ranking. Santa Rosa Junior College is located in Santa Rosa, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s religion degrees to qualified students.
Community College of Philadelphia ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major list. This fairly large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2 associates’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #22, El Paso Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major list. El Paso Community College is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Chaffey College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major ranking. Chaffey College is a fairly large school located in Rancho Cucamonga, California that handed out 1 associates’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Presentation College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major list. Presentation College is located in Aberdeen, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s religion degrees to qualified students.
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South Mountain Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major ranking, coming in at #24. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s religion degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #24, Paradise Valley Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major list. Paradise Valley Community College is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s religion degrees to qualified students.
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Lansing Community College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major list. Located in Lansing, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s religion students in 2020-2021.
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Universidad Adventista de las Antillas ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major list. Universidad Adventista de las Antillas is a small school located in Mayaguez, that handed out 0 associates’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
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Cairn University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major ranking. Cairn is located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s religion degrees to qualified students.
Calumet College of Saint Joseph landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major ranking. Whiting, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s religion degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Cerritos College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major ranking. Cerritos College is a public institution located in Norwalk, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Orange Coast College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major ranking. Costa Mesa, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s religion degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #24, Lane College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major list. Jackson, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s religion degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Butler Community College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major ranking. Butler CC is located in El Dorado, Kansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s religion degrees to qualified students.
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Estrella Mountain Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major ranking, coming in at #24. Estrella Mountain Community College is a medium-sized school located in Avondale, Arizona that handed out 0 associates’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
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Oakland City University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major list. This small school is located in Oakland City, Indiana, and it awarded 3 associates’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Scottsdale Community College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major list. Scottsdale Community College is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s religion degrees to qualified students.
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Crown College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major ranking, coming in at #24. Crown College is located in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 associates’s religion degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Victor Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major ranking, coming in at #24. This medium-sized school is located in Victorville, California, and it awarded 0 associates’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #24, Howard Payne University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major list. Howard Payne is located in Brownwood, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s religion degrees to qualified students.
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.
Oklahoma Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major ranking, coming in at #24. Bartlesville, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s religion degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Glendale Community College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major list. Glendale Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Glendale, Arizona. It awarded 0 associates’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
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Mesa Community College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major list. Mesa Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Mesa, Arizona. It awarded 0 associates’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
Union University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major list. Union is a small school located in Jackson, Tennessee that handed out 11 associates’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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. 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%.
Phoenix College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major ranking, coming in at #24. This medium-sized school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 0 associates’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
Adrian College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major ranking. This small school is located in Adrian, Michigan, and it awarded 2 associates’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
Jarvis Christian College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major ranking. The Bulldogs is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hawkins, Texas. It awarded 1 associates’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #24, Campbell University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major list. Campbell is a private not-for-profit institution located in Buies Creek, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #24, Fullerton College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major list. Fullerton College is a fairly large public school situated in Fullerton, California. It awarded 0 associates’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
Madonna University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major ranking. Madonna University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Livonia, Michigan. It awarded 0 associates’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #24, Linn-Benton Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major list. Linn-Benton Community College is a public institution located in Albany, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Henry Ford College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major ranking. Henry Ford College is a public institution located in Dearborn, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Amarillo College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major ranking. Located in Amarillo, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s religion students in 2020-2021.
Rio Salado College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major list. Rio Salado College is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s religion degrees to qualified students.
Chandler-Gilbert Community College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Chandler, Arizona, and it awarded 0 associates’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #24, Laramie County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major list. LCCC is located in Cheyenne, Wyoming and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s religion degrees to qualified students.
Wayland Baptist University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major ranking. This small school is located in Plainview, Texas, and it awarded 40 associates’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Northwest University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major ranking, coming in at #24. This small school is located in Kirkland, Washington, and it awarded 0 associates’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
With a ranking of #24, GateWay Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major list. GateWay Community College is a small public school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 0 associates’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
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Northwest Nazarene University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major list. NNU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nampa, Idaho. It awarded 12 associates’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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