by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in Pennsylvania” ranking - to help you make that 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 Pennsylvania, there were 1,159 theology and religious vocations graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,458 and $26,666 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 341 theology and religious vocations graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,741 and $27,572 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in Pennsylvania” ranking looked at 19 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in theology and religious vocations. That schools that top this list have a program in theology and religious vocations in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The theology & 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 Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in Pennsylvania”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in Pennsylvania”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lancaster Bible College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in Pennsylvania list. Lancaster Bible College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 152 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Valley Forge. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in Pennsylvania list. This small school is located in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Valley Forge Theology & Religious Vocations Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clarks Summit University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in Pennsylvania. CSU is a small school located in South Abington Township, Pennsylvania that handed out 52 bachelors’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Cairn University landed the #4 spot on the list. Cairn is a small school located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania that handed out 34 bachelors’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Geneva College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in Pennsylvania list. Geneva College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. It awarded 16 bachelors’s theology and 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%.
With a ranking of #6, Messiah University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theology and religious vocations students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations at Messiah University
Grove City College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Grove City College is located in Grove City, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s theology and religious vocations degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at Grove City College
Eastern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #8. Eastern University is a small school located in Saint Davids, Pennsylvania that handed out 11 bachelors’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.
Waynesburg University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #9. Waynesburg is a small school located in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 bachelors’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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 full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at Waynesburg
With a ranking of #10, King’s College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theology and religious vocations students in 2020-2021.
Full King’s College PA Theology & Religious Vocations Report
With a ranking of #11, DeSales University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in Pennsylvania list. Center Valley, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theology and religious vocations degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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 full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at DeSales University
Saint Vincent College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Latrobe, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theology and religious vocations degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Saint Vincent College Theology & Religious Vocations Report
Duquesne University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #13. Duquesne is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at Duquesne
Gannon University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Erie, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theology and religious vocations students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations at Gannon University
Villanova University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #15. Villanova is a fairly large school located in Villanova, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 bachelors’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at Villanova University
With a ranking of #16, La Salle University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in Pennsylvania list. La Salle is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at La Salle University
Immaculata University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Immaculata, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theology and religious vocations students 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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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 at Immaculata University
La Roche University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in Pennsylvania ranking. La Roche is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s theology and religious vocations degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full La Roche University Theology & Religious Vocations Report
Seton Hill University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #16. Seton Hill is located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s theology and religious vocations degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at Seton Hill University
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