by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Religious Studies is the 90th most popular major in the country with 9,470 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 580 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,601 and $29,506 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in religious studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their religious studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Great Lakes Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region associate degree religion students.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lourdes University landed the #1 spot on the list. Lourdes University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sylvania, Ohio. It awarded 1 associates’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Henry Ford College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Great Lakes Region. 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Madonna University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Great Lakes Region. Livonia, Michigan 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Adrian College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Adrian is a private not-for-profit institution located in Adrian, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland City University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Oakland City, Indiana, and it awarded 3 associates’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lansing Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Lansing, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s religion students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Calumet College of Saint Joseph. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Whiting, Indiana, and it awarded 0 associates’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
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