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2023 Most Popular Colleges for Religious Education in the Plains States Region

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133 Degrees Awarded
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Most Well Attended Religious Ed Major in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Religious Ed Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Religious Ed Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered 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

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region 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. This small school is located in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota, and it awarded 46 ’s religious ed degrees 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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Religious Ed Major in the Plains States Region list. MBTS is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 ’s religious ed degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.

Full Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Religious Education Report

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Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended Religious Ed Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Nebraska landed the #3 spot on the list. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Seward, Nebraska. It awarded 19 ’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%.

Full Concordia University, Nebraska Religious Education Report

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Benedictine College
Atchison, Kansas

Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended Religious Ed Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Benedictine College landed the #4 spot on the list. Benedictine College is a small school located in Atchison, Kansas that handed out 7 ’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%.

Read full report on Religious Education at Benedictine College

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Bethel University Minnesota
Saint Paul, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bethel University Minnesota. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Religious Ed Major in the Plains States Region. Bethel University Minnesota is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 ’s religious ed degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Religious Education at Bethel University Minnesota

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Nazarene Theological Seminary
Kansas City, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nazarene Theological Seminary. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Religious Ed Major in the Plains States Region list. Nazarene Theological Seminary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Nazarene Theological Seminary Religious Education Report

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Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Religious Ed Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Ankeny, Iowa, and it awarded 3 ’s religious ed degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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 full report on Religious Education at FBBC&TS

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Northwestern College
Orange City, Iowa

With a ranking of #7, Northwestern College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Religious Ed Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Orange City, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified ’s religious ed students in 2020-2021.

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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University of St Thomas Minnesota came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Religious Ed Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 16 degrees to qualified ’s religious ed students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UST MN Religious Education Report

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With a ranking of #9, Central Christian College of the Bible did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Religious Ed Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Moberly, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified ’s religious ed students 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 full report on Religious Education at Central Christian College of the Bible

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Covenant Theological Seminary
Saint Louis, Missouri

With a ranking of #11, Covenant Theological Seminary did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Religious Ed Major in the Plains States Region list. Covenant Theological Seminary is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s religious ed degrees to qualified students.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Religious Education at Covenant Seminary

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Religious Ed Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Winona, Minnesota. It awarded 0 ’s religious ed degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Religious Education at SMU MN

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Southwest Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Religious Ed Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #12. This small school is located in Bolivar, Missouri, and it awarded 0 ’s religious ed degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Southwest Baptist University Religious Education Report

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