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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education in the Plains States Region

8 Ranked Colleges
45 Degrees Awarded
$23,500 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Plains States Region

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In 2020-2021, 1,417 people earned their degree in religious education, making the major the 216th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, religious education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,694 and had an average of $27,203 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 133 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $30,063 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 45 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in religious education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their religious education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree religious ed students.

Top 8 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education in the Plains States Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Christian College of the Bible. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Plains States Region list. Central Christian College of the Bible is a private not-for-profit institution located in Moberly, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Central Christian College of the Bible Religious Education Report

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Crown College
Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Crown College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s religious ed degrees to 20 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%.

Read more about Religious Education at Crown

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Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary landed the #3 spot on the list. FBBC&TS is located in Ankeny, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s religious ed degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Religious Education at FBBC&TS

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Benedictine College
Atchison, Kansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Benedictine College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Atchison, Kansas, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s religious ed degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Benedictine College Religious Education Report

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Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Nebraska landed the #5 spot on the list. Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit institution located in Seward, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Religious Education at Concordia University, Nebraska

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Northwestern College
Orange City, Iowa

With a ranking of #6, Northwestern College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Plains States Region list. NWC is located in Orange City, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s religious ed degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Religious Education at NWC

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Southwest Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. Southwest Baptist University is a small school located in Bolivar, Missouri that handed out 0 bachelors’s religious ed degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Religious Education at Southwest Baptist University

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Religious Ed Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winona, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Religious Education Report

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