by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Georgia” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Georgia, there were 116 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,125 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 68 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,491 and $29,433 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Georgia” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree 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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Georgia”.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Beulah Heights University landed the #1 spot on the list. Beulah Heights University is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s religion degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Brewton - Parker College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Mount Vernon, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s religion students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Shorter University landed the #3 spot on the list. Shorter is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rome, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Agnes Scott College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Georgia. Agnes Scott is a small school located in Decatur, Georgia that handed out 2 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%.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Wesleyan College landed the #5 spot on the list. Wesleyan College is located in Macon, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s religion degrees to qualified students.
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 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.
LaGrange College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Georgia ranking. Located in Lagrange, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 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.
Reinhardt University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Georgia ranking, coming in at #7. Waleska, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s religion degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Morehouse College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Georgia list. Morehouse is a small school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 1 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.
With a ranking of #9, Spelman College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Georgia list. Spelman College is a small school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 1 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
University of Georgia landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Georgia ranking. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school awarded 24 degrees to qualified bachelors’s religion students 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Mercer University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Georgia ranking, coming in at #11. Mercer is located in Macon, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s religion degrees to qualified students.
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 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Clark Atlanta University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Georgia ranking. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s religion students in 2020-2021.
Georgia State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Georgia ranking. Georgia State University is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Emory University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Georgia ranking, coming in at #14. Emory is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
With a ranking of #15, Toccoa Falls College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Georgia list. Toccoa Falls College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Toccoa Falls, Georgia. It awarded 0 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
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Young Harris College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in Georgia ranking. Young Harris, Georgia 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 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%.
Read full report on Religious Studies at Young Harris College
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