by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Virginia for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Virginia, there were 907 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 796 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,553 and $27,844 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Religion Major in Virginia for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 24 colleges that offered a degree in religion/religious studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular religion/religious studies programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Religion Major in Virginia for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Religion Major in Virginia for a Bachelor’s. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s religion degrees to 698 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Liberty University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Religion Major in Virginia for a Bachelor’s list. University of Virginia is a public institution located in Charlottesville, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s degrees 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at University of Virginia - Main Campus
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William & Mary. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Religion Major in Virginia for a Bachelor’s. Located in Williamsburg, Virginia, this medium-sized public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s religion 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Wesleyan University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Religion Major in Virginia for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s religion students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 24 schools in the Most Well Attended Religion Major in Virginia for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington and Lee University landed the #5 spot on the list. Washington and Lee University is located in Lexington, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s religion degrees to qualified students.
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. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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 Washington and Lee University Religion/Religious Studies Report
Randolph - Macon College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Religion Major in Virginia for a Bachelor’s list. Randolph - Macon is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Ashland, Virginia. It awarded 5 bachelors’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 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%.
Emory and Henry College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Religion Major in Virginia for a Bachelor’s ranking. Emory and Henry College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Emory, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s 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.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at Emory & Henry College
Randolph College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Religion Major in Virginia for a Bachelor’s ranking. Randolph is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Hampden - Sydney College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Religion Major in Virginia for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. Hampden - Sydney College is a small school located in Hampden-Sydney, Virginia that handed out 3 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Hampden - Sydney College Religion/Religious Studies Report
Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Religion Major in Virginia for a Bachelor’s ranking. VCU is a public institution located in Richmond, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, University of Richmond did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Religion Major in Virginia for a Bachelor’s list. University of Richmond is a small private not-for-profit school situated in University of Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 3 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Roanoke College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Religion Major in Virginia for a Bachelor’s ranking. Salem, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s religion degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at Roanoke College
George Mason University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Religion Major in Virginia for a Bachelor’s ranking. Fairfax, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s religion degrees to 3 students 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 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at George Mason University
Eastern Mennonite University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Religion Major in Virginia for a Bachelor’s list. Eastern Mennonite is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s religion degrees to qualified students.
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 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Eastern Mennonite University
Averett University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Religion Major in Virginia for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. Averett University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Danville, Virginia. It awarded 2 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
Ferrum College ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Religion Major in Virginia for a Bachelor’s list. Ferrum College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Ferrum, Virginia. It awarded 2 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at Ferrum College
Shenandoah University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Religion Major in Virginia for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Winchester, Virginia, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.
Regent University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Religion Major in Virginia for a Bachelor’s ranking. Regent is a private not-for-profit institution located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Hollins University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Religion Major in Virginia for a Bachelor’s ranking. Hollins is a small school located in Roanoke, Virginia that handed out 1 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national 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.
Marymount University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Religion Major in Virginia for a Bachelor’s ranking. Marymount University is located in Arlington, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s religion degrees to qualified students.
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%.
University of Lynchburg ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Religion Major in Virginia for a Bachelor’s list. University of Lynchburg is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 1 bachelors’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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at University of Lynchburg
Virginia University of Lynchburg did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Religion Major in Virginia for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #22.
Full Virginia University of Lynchburg Religion/Religious Studies Report
Virginia Union University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Religion Major in Virginia for a Bachelor’s ranking. Virginia Union University is a small school located in Richmond, Virginia that handed out 0 bachelors’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
Hampton University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Religion Major in Virginia for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Hampton, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s religion students in 2020-2021.
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