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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Theology & Religious Vocations Major in Alabama” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Alabama, there were 169 theology and religious vocations graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,232 and $29,000 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Theology & Religious Vocations Major in Alabama” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered 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.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Theology & Religious Vocations Major in Alabama” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Theology & Religious Vocations Major in Alabama”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Amridge University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Theology & Religious Vocations Major in Alabama list. Amridge University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Montgomery, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 51 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Theology & Religious Vocations Major in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Samford University landed the #2 spot on the list. Samford University is a medium-sized school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 44 ’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Theology & Religious Vocations at Samford University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oakwood University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Theology & Religious Vocations Major in Alabama. Oakwood is a small school located in Huntsville, Alabama that handed out 21 ’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.
Full Oakwood University Theology & Religious Vocations Report
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Theology & Religious Vocations Major in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mobile landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Mobile, Alabama, and it awarded 21 ’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at University of Mobile
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Heritage Christian University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Theology & Religious Vocations Major in Alabama. Heritage Christian University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Florence, Alabama. It awarded 13 ’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 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 Heritage Christian University
Faulkner University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Theology & Religious Vocations Major in Alabama ranking. Located in Montgomery, Alabama, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 degrees to qualified ’s theology and religious vocations students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at Faulkner
Huntsville Bible College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Theology & Religious Vocations Major in Alabama ranking. Huntsville Bible College is a small school located in Huntsville, Alabama that handed out 7 ’s theology and religious vocations degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Huntsville Bible College Theology & Religious Vocations Report
With a ranking of #8, Stillman College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Theology & Religious Vocations Major in Alabama list. Tuscaloosa, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s theology and religious vocations degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
South University, Montgomery did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Theology & Religious Vocations Major in Alabama ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Montgomery, Alabama, and it awarded 1 ’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.
Full South University, Montgomery Theology & Religious Vocations Report
Huntingdon College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Theology & Religious Vocations Major in Alabama list. Huntingdon College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Montgomery, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Huntingdon College Theology & Religious Vocations Report
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