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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Michigan

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Religion Major in Michigan

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Michigan” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Michigan, there were 114 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 98 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,004 and $27,379 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Michigan” ranking analyzed 20 colleges that offered a degree in religious studies. That schools that top this list have a program in religious studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Michigan

The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan bachelor’s degree religion students.

Top 20 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies in Michigan

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Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hillsdale College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Michigan list. Hillsdale College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hillsdale, Michigan. It awarded 9 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Religious Studies at Hillsdale College

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Andrews University
Berrien Springs, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Andrews University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Michigan. This small school is located in Berrien Springs, Michigan, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.

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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Religious Studies at Andrews University

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Hope College
Holland, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hope College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Michigan list. Hope is a small school located in Holland, Michigan that handed out 12 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Religious Studies at Hope College

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Albion College
Albion, Michigan

Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Albion College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Albion, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s religion students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Religious Studies at Albion

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Kalamazoo College
Kalamazoo, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kalamazoo College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Michigan. Kalamazoo College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It awarded 5 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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 Religious Studies at Kalamazoo College

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Calvin University
Grand Rapids, Michigan

With a ranking of #6, Calvin University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Michigan list. Grand Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s religion degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Religious Studies at Calvin

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Adrian College
Adrian, Michigan

Adrian College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Michigan ranking. Adrian is located in Adrian, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s religion degrees to qualified students.

Full Adrian Religious Studies Report

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Alma College
Alma, Michigan

Alma College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Michigan ranking. Alma College is located in Alma, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s religion degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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 full report on Religious Studies at Alma

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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Central Michigan University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Michigan ranking. Central Michigan is a public institution located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees 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%.

Full Central Michigan University Religious Studies Report

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University of Detroit Mercy
Detroit, Michigan

University of Detroit Mercy landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Michigan ranking. Detroit, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s religion degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Religious Studies at Detroit Mercy

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Grand Valley State University
Allendale, Michigan

With a ranking of #11, Grand Valley State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Michigan list. This large school is located in Allendale, Michigan, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Religious Studies at Grand Valley State University

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Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan

Western Michigan University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Michigan ranking. Western Michigan University is a fairly large public school situated in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It awarded 2 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.

Full WMU Religious Studies Report

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Michigan list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s religion degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.

Read more about Religious Studies at U-M

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

Michigan State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Michigan ranking. Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s religion degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Religious Studies at Michigan State

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Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, Michigan

Eastern Michigan University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Michigan list. Ypsilanti, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s religion degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Religious Studies at Eastern Michigan University

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Madonna University
Livonia, Michigan

Madonna University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Michigan list. This small school is located in Livonia, Michigan, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Religious Studies at Madonna University

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Siena Heights University
Adrian, Michigan

Siena Heights University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #16. Siena Heights University is a small school located in Adrian, Michigan that handed out 0 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Siena Heights University Religious Studies Report

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Aquinas College Michigan
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Aquinas College Michigan came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Michigan ranking. This small school is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.

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%.

Full Aquinas College Michigan Religious Studies Report

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Spring Arbor University
Spring Arbor, Michigan

With a ranking of #16, Spring Arbor University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Michigan list. Spring Arbor is a small school located in Spring Arbor, Michigan that handed out 0 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Spring Arbor University Religious Studies Report

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Concordia University, Ann Arbor did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #16. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s religion degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Concordia University, Ann Arbor Religious Studies Report

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