2023 Most Well Attended Religion Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s
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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 the Southeast Region for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Religion/Religious Studies is the 189th most popular major in the country with 3,626 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,626 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 150 religion/religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Religion Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 31 colleges that offer a degree in religion/religious studies. To top this list, a school must have a successful religion/religious studies program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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Most Well Attended Religion Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree religion students.
Top 31 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Piedmont International University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Religion Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s. This small school is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and it awarded 42 masters’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.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at Piedmont International University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Religion Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s religion degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at University of Virginia - Main Campus
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Memphis Theological Seminary. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Religion Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s. Memphis, Tennessee 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.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 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 Memphis Theological Seminary
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Religion Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Vanderbilt University is a fairly large school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 9 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. 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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Vanderbilt
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Mobile. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Religion Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s. Located in Mobile, Alabama, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s religion students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at University of Mobile
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bethune - Cookman University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Religion Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s. Daytona Beach, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s religion degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Bethune - Cookman University
University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Religion Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s religion degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at University of South Florida - Main Campus
With a ranking of #7, Athens State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Religion Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Located in Athens, Alabama, this small public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s religion students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Athens State University
Florida International University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Religion Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Florida International University is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 6 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at Florida International University
Florida State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Religion Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s religion degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Florida State
The University of Alabama came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Religion Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. UA is a public institution located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s 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 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at The University of Alabama
With a ranking of #11, Georgia State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Religion Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Georgia State is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 4 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Georgia State
Wake Forest University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Religion Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Winston-Salem, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s religion degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Full Wake Forest University Religion/Religious Studies Report
University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Religion Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a large school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 4 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 full report on Religion/Religious Studies at University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Pfeiffer University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Religion Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Misenheimer, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s religion students 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 Pfeiffer University
Spring Hill College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Religion Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Spring Hill is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mobile, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at Spring Hill
University of Georgia came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Religion Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. UGA is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 3 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Georgia Religion/Religious Studies Report
With a ranking of #18, Emory University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Religion Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s religion students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 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%.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Emory
With a ranking of #18, University of Florida did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Religion Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s religion degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, 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.
Full University of Florida Religion/Religious Studies Report
Gardner - Webb University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Religion Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Gardner - Webb is a small school located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina that handed out 1 masters’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%.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Gardner - Webb University
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Religion Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and it awarded 1 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, 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%.
Full University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Religion/Religious Studies Report
With a ranking of #18, Duke University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Religion Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Duke University is a fairly large school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 1 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%. 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 more about Religion/Religious Studies at Duke
Southern Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Religion Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #23. This small school is located in Central, South Carolina, and it awarded 12 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
Full SWU Religion/Religious Studies Report
Lenoir - Rhyne University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Religion Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #23. Located in Hickory, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s religion students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at Lenoir - Rhyne University
Loyola University New Orleans came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Religion Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 0 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
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 Loyola New Orleans
Liberty University ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended Religion Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Liberty University is a large school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 778 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Liberty University
Charleston Southern University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Religion Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #23. This small school is located in Charleston, South Carolina, and it awarded 0 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Religion/Religious Studies at CSU
With a ranking of #23, Western Kentucky University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Religion Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Western Kentucky University is a fairly large public school situated in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It awarded 12 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at WKU
Southern Adventist University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Religion Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Southern Adventist University is a small school located in Collegedale, Tennessee that handed out 3 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Southern Adventist University Religion/Religious Studies Report
Grace College of Divinity ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended Religion Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Grace College of Divinity is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
Read full report on Religion/Religious Studies at Grace College of Divinity
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