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. 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 Middle Atlantic Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 5,180 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,353 and $25,906 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 979 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Elyon College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Brooklyn, New York, and it awarded 40 associates’s religion 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 in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 519 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. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 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 2.2% 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%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Seminary Bnos Chaim landed the #3 spot on the list. Lakewood, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s religion degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York Seminary landed the #4 spot on the list. Brooklyn, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s religion degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Philadelphia landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s religion students in 2020-2021.
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Cairn University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s religion students in 2020-2021.
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