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. 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 the Southwest Region” 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 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 973 theology and religious vocations graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 50 colleges that offer a degree in theology and religious vocations. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in theology and religious vocations.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree theology & religious vocations students.
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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region. Christ Mission College is a small school located in San-Antonio, Texas that handed out 5 bachelors’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at Christ Mission College
Out of the 50 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Biblical Studies - Houston landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations at College of Biblical Studies - Houston
Out of the 50 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Graduate School of Theology landed the #3 spot on the list. Austin Graduate School of Theology is a small school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 3 bachelors’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at Austin Graduate School of Theology
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dallas Christian College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at Dallas Christian College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Criswell College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region. Criswell College is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s theology and religious vocations degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at Criswell College
The King’s University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region ranking. TKU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Southlake, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region ranking. BMA Seminary is a small school located in Jacksonville, Texas that handed out 8 bachelors’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations at BMA Seminary
Arlington Baptist University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Arlington Baptist University is a small school located in Arlington, Texas that handed out 7 bachelors’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations at Arlington Baptist University
Grace School of Theology landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Conroe, Texas, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s theology and 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%.
Full Grace School of Theology Theology & Religious Vocations Report
Baptist University of the Americas landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Baptist University of the Americas is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 6 bachelors’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
Full Baptist University of the Americas Theology & Religious Vocations Report
International Baptist College and Seminary ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region list. International Baptist College and Seminary is located in Chandler, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s theology and religious vocations degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 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 at International Baptist College and Seminary
Messenger College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Messenger College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Euless, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations at Messenger College
Randall University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region list. Randall is a private not-for-profit institution located in Moore, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Southwestern Assemblies of God University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small school located in Waxahachie, Texas that handed out 78 bachelors’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southwestern Assemblies of God University Theology & Religious Vocations Report
Oral Roberts University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. Oral Roberts University is a small school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 99 bachelors’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Oral Roberts University Theology & Religious Vocations Report
Arizona Christian University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region list. Phoenix, Arizona 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 13 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations at Arizona Christian University
Southwestern Christian University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region list. Bethany, Oklahoma 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 6 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #18, Oklahoma Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region list. Oklahoma Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Shawnee, Oklahoma. It awarded 25 bachelors’s theology and religious vocations degrees 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%.
Full Oklahoma Baptist University Theology & Religious Vocations Report
With a ranking of #19, Southwestern Christian College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region list. Southwestern Christian College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Terrell, Texas. It awarded 1 bachelors’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at Southwestern Christian College
Mid-America Christian University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Mid-America Christian University is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s theology and religious vocations degrees to qualified students.
Dallas Baptist University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 62 bachelors’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations at Dallas Baptist University
University of Dallas ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Dallas is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Irving, Texas. It awarded 39 bachelors’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
With a ranking of #23, Howard Payne University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region list. Howard Payne is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brownwood, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees 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.
Full Howard Payne University Theology & Religious Vocations Report
Oklahoma Wesleyan University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations at OKWU or OWU
Southwestern Adventist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #25. Southwestern Adventist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Keene, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations at Southwestern Adventist University
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