by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Theology & Religious Vocations is the 26th most popular major in the country with 27,459 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, theology and religious vocations graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,020 and had an average of $26,322 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 2,641 theology and religious vocations graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,545 and $31,524 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 99 theology and religious vocations graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in theology and religious vocations. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their theology and religious vocations program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Christ Mission College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region. Located in San-Antonio, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s theology and religious vocations students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Biblical Studies - Houston. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region. College of Biblical Studies - Houston is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 10 associates’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at College of Biblical Studies - Houston
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Assemblies of God University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region list. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small school located in Waxahachie, Texas that handed out 73 associates’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at Southwestern Assemblies of God University
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, International Baptist College and Seminary landed the #4 spot on the list. International Baptist College and Seminary is a small school located in Chandler, Arizona that handed out 2 associates’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 International Baptist College and Seminary Theology & Religious Vocations Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The King’s University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Southlake, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s theology and religious vocations students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Grace School of Theology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Conroe, Texas, and it awarded 3 associates’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations at Grace School of Theology
Oklahoma Wesleyan University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Oklahoma Wesleyan University is a small school located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma that handed out 4 associates’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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With a ranking of #8, Dallas Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region list. DBU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 147 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Lee College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region list. Lee College is a medium-sized public school situated in Baytown, Texas. It awarded 0 associates’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at Lee College
Oklahoma Baptist University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Shawnee, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 25 degrees to qualified associates’s theology and religious vocations students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region list. BMA Seminary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jacksonville, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Howard Payne University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Howard Payne is located in Brownwood, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 associates’s theology and religious vocations degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at Howard Payne University
Randall University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Moore, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s theology and religious vocations students in 2020-2021.
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