by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 California” 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 California, there were 111 theology and religious vocations (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,479 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 64 theology and religious vocations (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,974 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Vocations Major in California” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in theology and religious vocations (other). This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in theology and religious vocations (other).
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The religious vocations school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Vocations Major in California”.
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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 California”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Life Pacific College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Vocations Major in California. Life Pacific College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Dimas, California. It awarded 33 masters’s religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Life Pacific College Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Starr King School for Ministry. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Vocations Major in California. Berkeley, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s religious vocations degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
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 Starr King School for Ministry Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Report
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Vocations Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Claremont School of Theology landed the #3 spot on the list. Claremont, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s religious vocations degrees to 3 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) at Claremont School of Theology
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Vocations Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Biola University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in La Mirada, California, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified masters’s religious vocations students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fresno Pacific University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Vocations Major in California list. Fresno Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fresno, California. It awarded 2 masters’s religious vocations 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 more about Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) at Fresno Pacific
University of Redlands ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Vocations Major in California list. University of Redlands is a small school located in Redlands, California that handed out 0 masters’s religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) at University of Redlands
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