by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Religion Major in Iowa for a Master’s” ranking.
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 Iowa, there were 74 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 12 religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,865 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Religion Major in Iowa for a Master’s” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in religious studies. To top this list, a school must have a successful religious studies program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Religion Major in Iowa for a Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Religion Major in Iowa for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Graceland University - Lamoni. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Religion Major in Iowa for a Master’s list. Lamoni, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s religion degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Religious Studies at Graceland University - Lamoni
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Religion Major in Iowa for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Ankeny, Iowa, and it awarded 2 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary Religious Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Religion Major in Iowa for a Master’s list. University of Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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