2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies in the Southeast Region
161
Ranked Colleges
1,516
Degrees Awarded
$28,385
Avg Salary
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Southeast 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 Southeast region, there were 2,005 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,841 and $25,705 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,516 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 161 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in religious studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in religious studies.
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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree religion students.
Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Williamson Christian College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region list. WCC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Franklin, Tennessee. It awarded 7 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Champion Christian College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Hot Springs, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s religion students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Beulah Heights University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region. BHU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 13 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grace College of Divinity. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region list. Fayetteville, North Carolina 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.
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 excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Grace College of Divinity Religious Studies Report
Out of the 161 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Joseph Seminary College landed the #5 spot on the list. Saint Joseph Seminary College is a private not-for-profit institution located in St. Benedict, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Religious Studies at Saint Joseph Seminary College
Arkansas Baptist College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Arkansas Baptist College is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s religion degrees to qualified students.
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Ouachita Baptist University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s religion students in 2020-2021.
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Clinton College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Rock Hill, South Carolina, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Religious Studies at Clinton College
Birmingham Southern College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Birmingham Southern College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. 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.
Read more about Religious Studies at Birmingham Southern College
With a ranking of #10, Allen University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region list. Allen U is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s religion degrees to qualified students.
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Southern Wesleyan University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Central, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s religion degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
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University of Mobile landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Mobile, Alabama, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s religion students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #13, Liberty University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region list. Liberty University is a large school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 719 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Religious Studies at Liberty University
With a ranking of #14, Guilford College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region list. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s religion degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
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Lane College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region list. Jackson, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s religion degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Full Lane College Religious Studies Report
Erskine College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. This small school is located in Due West, South Carolina, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
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Randolph College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region list. Randolph College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
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Virginia Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. VWU is a small school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia that handed out 7 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Religious Studies at VWU
Anderson University South Carolina came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Anderson, South Carolina, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Religious Studies at Anderson University South Carolina
Furman University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. This small school is located in Greenville, South Carolina, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Religious Studies at Furman
With a ranking of #21, Kentucky Wesleyan College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region list. Kentucky Wesleyan College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Owensboro, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Brewton - Parker College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Mount Vernon, Georgia, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
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Carson - Newman University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. Carson - Newman is a small school located in Jefferson City, Tennessee that handed out 12 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Religious Studies at Carson - Newman
Salem College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region list. Salem is a small school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that handed out 3 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Religious Studies at Salem College
Shorter University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Rome, Georgia 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.
Full Shorter Religious Studies Report
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