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

8 Ranked Colleges
45 Degrees Awarded
$23,500 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Religious Ed Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor's

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Religious Ed Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Religious Ed Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in religious education. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in religious education.

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Most Well Attended Religious Ed Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s

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

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Crown College
Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Crown College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Religious Ed Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s. 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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 Religious Education at Crown College

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Nebraska. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Religious Ed Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Seward, Nebraska, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s religious ed degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Religious Education at Concordia University, Nebraska

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Benedictine College
Atchison, Kansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Benedictine College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Religious Ed Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Atchison, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s religious ed degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.

Read more about Religious Education at Benedictine College

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Religious Ed Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s. Ankeny, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s religious ed degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Religious Education at FBBC&TS

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Northwestern College
Orange City, Iowa

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Religious Ed Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s. Northwestern College 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%.

Full NWC Religious Education Report

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Central Christian College of the Bible came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Religious Ed Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. 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.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Central Christian College of the Bible Religious Education Report

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Southwest Baptist University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Religious Ed Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Southwest Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bolivar, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Religious Education at Southwest Baptist University

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Religious Ed Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. Winona, 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 0 students in 2020-2021.

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 full report on Religious Education at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

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