by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Plains States region, there were 261 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 33 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Ankeny, Iowa, and it awarded 2 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Graceland University - Lamoni landed the #2 spot on the list. Graceland University - Lamoni is located in Lamoni, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s religion degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethel University Minnesota landed the #3 spot on the list. Bethel University Minnesota is a small school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 8 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Full Bethel University Minnesota Religion/Religious Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Plains States Region. University of St Thomas Minnesota is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 4 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Plains States Region. Missouri State University - Springfield is a large school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 4 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at Missouri State University - Springfield
University of Kansas landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Plains States Region ranking. KU is a large public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 3 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 2 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at University of Missouri - Columbia
University of Iowa landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religion Major in the Plains States Region ranking. 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.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. 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%.
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