by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in North Carolina” ranking.
Religion/Religious Studies is the 189th most popular major in the country with 3,626 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across North Carolina, there were 204 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 137 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,368 and $25,940 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in North Carolina” ranking, we looked at 29 colleges that offer a degree in religion/religious studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their religion/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 North Carolina”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Guilford College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in North Carolina list. This small school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salem College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in North Carolina list. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s religion students 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Meredith College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in North Carolina list. This small school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gardner - Webb University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in North Carolina. Gardner - Webb University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. It awarded 14 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Full Gardner - Webb University Religion/Religious Studies Report
Out of the 29 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Catawba College landed the #5 spot on the list. Catawba is a small school located in Salisbury, North Carolina that handed out 3 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, University of Mount Olive did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in North Carolina list. University of Mount Olive is a small school located in Mount Olive, North Carolina that handed out 8 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at University of Mount Olive
Saint Augustine’s University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in North Carolina ranking. This small school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at Saint Augustine’s University
With a ranking of #8, Livingstone College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in North Carolina list. Livingstone College is a small school located in Salisbury, North Carolina that handed out 1 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at Livingstone College
With a ranking of #9, Brevard College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in North Carolina list. Brevard College is a small school located in Brevard, North Carolina that handed out 1 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Brevard College
Greensboro College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in North Carolina list. This small school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at Greensboro College
North Carolina Wesleyan College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in North Carolina list. This small school is located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
Full North Carolina Wesleyan College Religion/Religious Studies Report
University of North Carolina at Asheville ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in North Carolina list. UNCA is located in Asheville, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s religion degrees to qualified students.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in North Carolina ranking. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a large school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 26 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Pfeiffer University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in North Carolina ranking. Pfeiffer University is a small school located in Misenheimer, North Carolina that handed out 1 bachelors’s religion degrees 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.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at Pfeiffer University
With a ranking of #15, Wake Forest University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in North Carolina list. This medium-sized school is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Wake Forest University
With a ranking of #16, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in North Carolina list. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s religion students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
With a ranking of #17, University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in North Carolina list. UNC Greensboro is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s religion degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Davidson College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in North Carolina list. Davidson, 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 1 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Elon University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #19. Elon University is a medium-sized school located in Elon, North Carolina that handed out 3 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Lenoir - Rhyne University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in North Carolina list. Lenoir - Rhyne University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hickory, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at Lenoir - Rhyne University
Appalachian State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in North Carolina ranking. Located in Boone, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s religion students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at Appalachian State
High Point University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in North Carolina list. High Point University is a private not-for-profit institution located in High Point, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s 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%.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at High Point University
Duke University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in North Carolina ranking. Duke is a private not-for-profit institution located in Durham, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at Duke University
North Carolina State University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in North Carolina ranking. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
Full North Carolina State University Religion/Religious Studies Report
Mars Hill University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in North Carolina ranking. Mars Hill is a small school located in Mars Hill, North Carolina that handed out 0 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.
Methodist University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in North Carolina list. Methodist is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fayetteville, North Carolina. It awarded 0 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.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Methodist University
Queens University of Charlotte came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in North Carolina ranking. Queens University of Charlotte is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. It awarded 0 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%. 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.
Lees - McRae College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in North Carolina ranking. Lees - McRae College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Banner Elk, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Lees - McRae College
Chowan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #25. Chowan University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Murfreesboro, North Carolina. It awarded 0 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Chowan University
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