by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Vocations Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) is the 228th most popular major in the country with 1,166 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, theology and religious vocations (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $39,580 and had an average of $31,756 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 148 theology and religious vocations (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,479 and $32,116 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 84 theology and religious vocations (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,693 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Vocations Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in theology and religious vocations (other). That schools that top this list have a program in theology and religious vocations (other) in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Vocations Major in the Far Western US Region”.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Vocations Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Life Pacific College landed the #1 spot on the list. LIFE Bible College is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Dimas, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 33 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) at LIFE Bible College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Vocations Major in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 5 masters’s religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full The Seattle School Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Multnomah University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Vocations Major in the Far Western US Region. This small school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 10 masters’s religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Multnomah University Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Starr King School for Ministry. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Vocations Major in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in Berkeley, California, and it awarded 1 masters’s religious vocations degrees 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 more about Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) at Starr King School for Ministry
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Claremont School of Theology. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Vocations Major in the Far Western US Region. Located in Claremont, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s religious vocations students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Claremont School of Theology Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Report
Biola University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Vocations Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in La Mirada, California, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 25 degrees to qualified masters’s religious vocations students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 Biola University Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Report
Northwest University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Vocations Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Kirkland, Washington, and it awarded 5 masters’s religious vocations 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.
Full Northwest University Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Report
With a ranking of #8, Fresno Pacific University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Vocations Major in the Far Western US Region list. Fresno Pacific University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fresno, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) at Fresno Pacific
With a ranking of #9, University of Redlands did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Vocations Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Redlands, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified masters’s religious vocations students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) at University of Redlands
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