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

Religious Education isn't the most popular bachelor's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #183 in popularity out of 363 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Religious Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 45 bachelor's degrees in religious education during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on religious education students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of religious education students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for religious education to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized religious education related body.

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

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Religious Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for religious education students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Religious Ed

1

Crown College
Saint Bonifacius, MN

20 Annual Graduates

$25,937 Median Student Debt

It's hard to beat Crown College if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in religious education. Located in the rural area of Saint Bonifacius, Crown is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in religious education from Crown College

2

Benedictine College
Atchison, KS

7 Annual Graduates

$24,625 Median Student Debt

It's difficult to beat Benedictine College if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in religious education. Benedictine College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the distant town of Atchison.More information about a bachelor’s in religious education from Benedictine College

Best Religious Education Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	228	2
Minnesota	215	20
Iowa	197	6
Kansas	184	7
Nebraska	180	10

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Rankings in Majors Related to Religious Ed

Religious Education is one of 7 different types of Theology & Religious Vocations programs to choose from.

Religious Ed Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Religious Education	45

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biblical Studies	551
Theological & Ministerial Studies	275
Missionary Studies	192
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	185
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)	41
Sacred Music	35
Religious Institution Administration and Law	3

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.