2024 Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in religion/religious studies, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #117 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for religion/religious studies students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 217 bachelor's degrees in religion/religious studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on religion/religious studies students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other religion/religious studies students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized religion/religious studies related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for religion/religious studies students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Religion/Religious Studies in the Plains States Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in religion/religious studies.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Religion

1

University of St Thomas Minnesota
Saint Paul, MN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

40 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in religion/religious studies needs to look into University of St Thomas Minnesota. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Saint Paul.More information about a bachelor’s in religion/religious studies from University of St Thomas Minnesota

2

Evangel University
Springfield, MO

3 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in religion/religious studies has to take a look at Evangel University. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Evangel is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in religion/religious studies from Evangel University

Best Religion/Religious Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best religion/religious studies schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	475	27
Minnesota	446	97
Iowa	403	60
Kansas	352	23
Nebraska	331	5
North Dakota	251	0
South Dakota	237	5

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Religion/Religious Studies Related Rankings by Major

Religion/Religious Studies is one of 9 different types of Religious Studies programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Religion

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Christian Studies	47
Jewish Studies	9

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Sowlos. More about our data sources and methodologies.