2024 Best Religious Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

When it comes to popularity, a bachelor's degree in religious education sits in the middle of the road, ranking #183 out of 363 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Religious Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 304 bachelor's degrees in religious education to qualified students.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to religious education students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other religious education students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt religious education students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized religious education related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for religious education students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Religious Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Religious Education in the Southwest Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in religious education.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Religious Ed

1

Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ

274 Annual Graduates

$31,317 Median Starting Salary

$35,436 Median Student Debt

Grand Canyon University is a good choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in religious education. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the religious ed program earn about $31,317 for their early career.

More information about a bachelor’s in religious education from Grand Canyon University

2

Dallas Baptist University
Dallas, TX

20 Annual Graduates

$21,500 Median Student Debt

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in religious education needs to check out Dallas Baptist University. DBU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Dallas.More information about a bachelor’s in religious education from Dallas Baptist University

Best Religious Education Colleges by State

Explore the best religious education schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	245	29
Arizona	200	274
Oklahoma	190	1

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Religious Education Related Rankings by Major

One of 7 majors within the Theology & Religious Vocations area of study, Religious Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Religious Ed Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Religious Education	304

Majors Similar to Religious Ed

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Theological & Ministerial Studies	214
Biblical Studies	197
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	155
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)	59
Sacred Music	26
Missionary Studies	18

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to RichardF. More about our data sources and methodologies.