2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southwest Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Southwest region, there were 423 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,014 and $24,037 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 66 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer 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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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southwest Region”.
Top 16 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious Studies in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brite Divinity School. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southwest Region list. Brite Divinity is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 3 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 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 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Criswell College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s religion students 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 Criswell College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma Baptist University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Shawnee, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 degrees to qualified masters’s religion students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Texas Baptist University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southwest Region list. East Texas Baptist University is located in Marshall, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s religion degrees to qualified students.
Full East Texas Baptist University Religious Studies Report
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayland Baptist University landed the #5 spot on the list. Plainview, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s religion degrees to 19 students 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.
Full Wayland Baptist University Religious Studies Report
Rice University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s religion degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Oklahoma Christian University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Oklahoma Christian University is a small school located in Edmond, Oklahoma that handed out 1 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Religious Studies at Oklahoma Christian University
Oklahoma City University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. OCU is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s religion degrees to qualified students.
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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 7 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full The University of Texas at Austin Religious Studies Report
Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 2 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Religious Studies at ASU - Tempe
With a ranking of #11, University of the Southwest did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southwest Region list. University of the Southwest is located in Hobbs, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s religion degrees to qualified students.
Full University of the Southwest Religious Studies Report
Abilene Christian University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Abilene Christian is a private not-for-profit institution located in Abilene, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Abilene Christian Religious Studies Report
University of the Incarnate Word ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southwest Region list. University of the Incarnate Word is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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 UIW
With a ranking of #11, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 15 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Religious Studies at Southern Methodist University
With a ranking of #11, Hardin - Simmons University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southwest Region list. Hardin - Simmons University is a small school located in Abilene, Texas that handed out 3 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
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