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. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Religion Major in South Carolina for a Master’s” 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 South Carolina, there were 102 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $22,872 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 5 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,605 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Religion Major in South Carolina for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in religious studies. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in religious studies.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Religion Major in South Carolina for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Religion Major in South Carolina for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia International University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Religion Major in South Carolina for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 5 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Columbia International University Religious Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Religion Major in South Carolina for a Master’s list. UofSC is a public institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Religious Studies at University of South Carolina - Columbia
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Charleston Southern University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Religion Major in South Carolina for a Master’s. CSU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Charleston, South Carolina. It awarded 9 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Wesleyan University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Religion Major in South Carolina for a Master’s list. Located in Central, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 degrees to qualified masters’s religion students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Religious Studies at Southern Wesleyan University
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