2023 Most Well Attended Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 1,166 people earned their degree in theology and religious vocations (other), making the major the 228th most popular in the United States. 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 Southwest region, there were 120 theology and religious vocations (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,772 and $27,023 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 theology and religious vocations (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,218 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in theology and religious vocations (other). To top this list, a school must have a successful theology and religious vocations (other) program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 “Most Well Attended Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate”.

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Most Well Attended Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree religious vocations students.

Top 2 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) in the Southwest Region

1

Oblate School of Theology
San Antonio, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oblate School of Theology. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s religious vocations 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 Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) at Oblate

2

Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Austin, Texas

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary landed the #2 spot on the list. Austin Seminary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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 more about Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

• Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.