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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the New England Region

43 Ranked Colleges
143 Degrees Awarded
$31,219 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Religion Major in the New England Region

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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 New England region, there were 248 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,219 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 143 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 43 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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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the New England Region”.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies in the New England Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hellenic College - Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the New England Region list. Located in Brookline, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s religion students in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Religious Studies at Hellenic College - Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology

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Gordon College
Wenham, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gordon College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the New England Region. Gordon College is located in Wenham, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s religion degrees to qualified students.

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 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Religious Studies at Gordon College

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Wheaton College Massachusetts
Norton, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wheaton College Massachusetts. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the New England Region list. Wheaton College Massachusetts is a private not-for-profit institution located in Norton, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s 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 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Religious Studies at Wheaton College Massachusetts

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Bowdoin College
Brunswick, Maine

Out of the 43 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowdoin College landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Brunswick, Maine, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Religious Studies at Bowdoin College

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Trinity College
Hartford, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the New England Region list. Trinity Bantams is a small school located in Hartford, Connecticut that handed out 7 bachelors’s religion degrees 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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Religious Studies at Trinity Bantams

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Connecticut College
New London, Connecticut

Connecticut College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the New England Region ranking. Connecticut College is located in New London, Connecticut and, has a small 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 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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.

Full Connecticut College Religious Studies Report

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Williams College
Williamstown, Massachusetts

Williams College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the New England Region list. Williams is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Williamstown, Massachusetts. It awarded 7 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

Read full report on Religious Studies at Williams

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Eastern Nazarene College
Quincy, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #8, Eastern Nazarene College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the New England Region list. Located in Quincy, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s religion students in 2020-2021.

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.

Full Eastern Nazarene College Religious Studies Report

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Hampshire College
Amherst, Massachusetts

Hampshire College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the New England Region list. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s religion degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

Full Hampshire College Religious Studies Report

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Amherst College
Amherst, Massachusetts

Amherst College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #10. Amherst College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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.

Full Amherst Religious Studies Report

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Smith College
Northampton, Massachusetts

Smith College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the New England Region list. Smith is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Northampton, Massachusetts. It awarded 6 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 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.

Read more about Religious Studies at Smith College

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Saint Michael's College
Colchester, Vermont

Saint Michael’s College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the New England Region list. Located in Colchester, Vermont, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s religion students in 2020-2021.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Religious Studies at Saint Michael’s College

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Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, Massachusetts

Mount Holyoke College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in South Hadley, Massachusetts, and it awarded 4 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Religious Studies at Mt. Holyoke

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College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, Massachusetts

College of the Holy Cross ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the New England Region list. College of the Holy Cross is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Worcester, Massachusetts. It awarded 5 bachelors’s religion degrees 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%. 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Read full report on Religious Studies at College of the Holy Cross

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Stonehill College
Easton, Massachusetts

Stonehill College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #15. Easton, Massachusetts 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.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Religious Studies at Stonehill

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Middlebury College
Middlebury, Vermont

With a ranking of #16, Middlebury College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the New England Region list. Middlebury is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Middlebury, Vermont. It awarded 4 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Religious Studies at Middlebury

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Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island

Brown University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the New England Region list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s religion students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Brown Religious Studies Report

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Wellesley College
Wellesley, Massachusetts

Wellesley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #18. This small school is located in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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.

Read full report on Religious Studies at Wellesley

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Emmanuel College Massachusetts
Boston, Massachusetts

Emmanuel College Massachusetts ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the New England Region list. Emmanuel College Massachusetts is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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%.

Read full report on Religious Studies at Emmanuel Boston

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Wesleyan University
Middletown, Connecticut

Wesleyan University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the New England Region list. Middletown, Connecticut 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.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 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%.

Read full report on Religious Studies at Wesleyan University

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Bates College
Lewiston, Maine

Bates College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the New England Region list. Lewiston, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s religion degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Bates Religious Studies Report

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University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

University of Vermont did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #22. Located in Burlington, Vermont, this fairly large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s religion students 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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.

Full University of Vermont Religious Studies Report

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Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, Connecticut

With a ranking of #23, Sacred Heart University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the New England Region list. Sacred Heart is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s religion degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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 Sacred Heart University

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Colby College
Waterville, Maine

Colby College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the New England Region ranking. Colby is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Waterville, Maine. It awarded 1 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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.

Read full report on Religious Studies at Colby

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Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut

Yale University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the New England Region ranking. New Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s religion degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Religious Studies at Yale University

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