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Out of the 116 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Women’S-Institute-Of-Torah-Seminary landed the #1 spot on the list.
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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 5,180 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,353 and $25,906 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,975 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 116 colleges that offered a degree 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 colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree religion students.
Out of the 116 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Women’S-Institute-Of-Torah-Seminary landed the #1 spot on the list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gratz College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Gratz College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Melrose Park, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 56 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Jewish Theological Seminary of America. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Jewish Theological Seminary of America is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s 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.
Read more about Religious Studies at Jewish Theological Seminary of America
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The King’s College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. The King’s College is located in New York, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s religion degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Haverford College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Haverford College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Haverford, Pennsylvania. It awarded 8 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Grove City College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Grove City College is located in Grove City, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s religion degrees to qualified students.
Swarthmore College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Swarthmore is a small school located in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania that handed out 8 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Muhlenberg College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Muhlenberg is a private not-for-profit institution located in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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 1.9% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #9, Colgate University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Colgate is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hamilton, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. 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.
Catholic University of America did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 20 degrees to qualified bachelors’s religion students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 full report on Religious Studies at Catholic University of America
Washington Adventist University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Washington Adventist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Takoma Park, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Washington Adventist University Religious Studies Report
Hobart and William Smith Colleges came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Geneva, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s religion degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Religious Studies at Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Cairn University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Cairn University is a small school located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania that handed out 3 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
Yeshiva University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #14. This medium-sized school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
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. 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 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%.
Lycoming College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #15. Lycoming is a private not-for-profit institution located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Barnard College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Barnard College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 6 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Gettysburg College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Gettysburg College is located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s religion degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Thiel College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Thiel College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Greenville, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #19, Allegheny College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Meadville, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s religion students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Moravian College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s religion students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Bryn Mawr College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Bryn Mawr is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. It awarded 3 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #22, Georgian Court University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Lakewood, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s religion degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Skidmore College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #23. Skidmore is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saratoga Springs, New York. It awarded 4 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #24, Hartwick College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Hartwick is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Oneonta, New York. It awarded 1 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Susquehanna University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Susquehanna University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. It awarded 3 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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