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 “Most Well Attended Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 27,459 people earned their degree in theology and religious vocations, making the major the 26th most popular in the United States. 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.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in theology and religious vocations. To top this list, a school must have a successful theology and religious vocations program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree theology & religious vocations students.
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Assemblies of God University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Waxahachie, Texas, and it awarded 73 associates’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations at Southwestern Assemblies of God University
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 Most Well Attended Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate. College of Biblical Studies - Houston is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 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.
Full College of Biblical Studies - Houston Theology & Religious Vocations Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The King’s University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate. The King’s University is a small school located in Southlake, Texas that handed out 5 associates’s theology and 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.
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma Wesleyan University landed the #4 spot on the list. 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.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grace School of Theology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Conroe, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s theology and religious vocations degrees to 3 students 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%.
Full Grace School of Theology Theology & Religious Vocations Report
International Baptist College and Seminary did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. International Baptist College and Seminary is located in Chandler, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s theology and religious vocations degrees to qualified students.
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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, Christ Mission College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Christ Mission College is located in San-Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s theology and religious vocations degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations at Christ Mission College
Howard Payne University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #8. Brownwood, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s theology and religious vocations degrees to 20 students 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.
Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations at Howard Payne
Dallas Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 147 degrees to qualified associates’s theology and religious vocations students in 2020-2021.
Full Dallas Baptist University Theology & Religious Vocations Report
With a ranking of #8, Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Located in Jacksonville, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified associates’s theology and religious vocations students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 2 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 at BMA Seminary
Randall University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. Randall University is located in Moore, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s theology and religious vocations degrees to qualified students.
Lee College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Baytown, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s theology and religious vocations degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Oklahoma Baptist University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Theology & Religious Vocations Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. This small school is located in Shawnee, Oklahoma, and it awarded 25 associates’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%.
Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations at Oklahoma Baptist University
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