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 Plains States 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 Plains States region, there were 137 theology and religious vocations (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 46 theology and religious vocations (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Vocations Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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).
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 the Plains States Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree religious vocations students.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Vocations Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Baptist Bible College landed the #1 spot on the list. Baptist Bible College is a small school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 9 masters’s religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) at Baptist Bible College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tabor College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Vocations Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Hillsboro, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s religious vocations students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) at Tabor
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Vocations Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Evangel University landed the #3 spot on the list. Evangel University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 17 masters’s religious vocations 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 more about Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) at Evangel
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Johns University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Vocations Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Johns University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Collegeville, Minnesota. It awarded 10 masters’s religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Saint Johns University Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri Baptist University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Vocations Major in the Plains States Region. MBU is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s religious vocations degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) at MBU
With a ranking of #6, Nazarene Theological Seminary did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Vocations Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s religious vocations students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) at Nazarene Theological Seminary
With a ranking of #6, Sterling College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Vocations Major in the Plains States Region list. Sterling College is a small school located in Sterling, Kansas that handed out 3 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.
Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) at Sterling College
University of Mary ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Religious Vocations Major in the Plains States Region list. UMary is a small school located in Bismarck, North Dakota that handed out 0 masters’s religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.
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