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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 3,626 people earned their degree in religion/religious studies, making the major the 189th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,626 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,330 religion/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 141 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in religion/religious studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in religion/religious studies.
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The religion school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree religion students.
Out of the 141 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, Arkansas Baptist College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Little Rock, Arkansas, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at Arkansas Baptist College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clinton College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region list. Clinton College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Rock Hill, South Carolina. It awarded 1 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Birmingham Southern College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region. Birmingham Southern College is a small school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 10 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Allen University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region. Columbia, 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 2 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at Allen University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Wesleyan University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region. SWU is a small school located in Central, South Carolina that handed out 12 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Mobile came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Mobile, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s religion degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Liberty University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region list. Liberty University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 698 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
Guilford College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s religion students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Lane College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region list. Lane College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jackson, Tennessee. It awarded 3 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
Erskine College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Due West, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s religion students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at Erskine College
Randolph 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 #11. Randolph College is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s religion degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Virginia Wesleyan University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking. VWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Virginia Wesleyan University Religion/Religious Studies Report
Furman University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Greenville, 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 16 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Kentucky Wesleyan College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Owensboro, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s religion students in 2020-2021.
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 #15. Jefferson City, Tennessee 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.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at Carson - Newman University
Salem College landed the #16 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 Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and it awarded 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%.
Shorter University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Shorter University 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.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at Shorter University
Hampden - Sydney College landed the #18 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 Hampden-Sydney, Virginia, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Hampden - Sydney College
Randolph - Macon 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 #19. This small school is located in Ashland, Virginia, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at Randolph - Macon
Meredith College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s religion students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Ferrum College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Ferrum College is located in Ferrum, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s religion degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at Ferrum College
With a ranking of #21, Gardner - Webb University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region list. Boiling Springs, 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 14 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at Gardner - Webb University
Rhodes College came in at #23 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 Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, 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 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Rhodes College
Huntingdon College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Huntingdon College is a small school located in Montgomery, Alabama that handed out 3 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Huntingdon College
Hendrix College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Southeast Region list. Hendrix College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Conway, Arkansas. It awarded 3 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at Hendrix College
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