by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Religious Education is the 358th most popular major in the country with 1,292 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 8 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,431 and $15,731 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major” ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in religious education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in religious education.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major”.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major that were part of this year’s ranking, W L Bonner College landed the #1 spot on the list.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Religious Education at W L Bonner College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Veritas Baptist College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major list. Veritas Baptist College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. It awarded 16 associates’s relgious ed degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carolina College of Biblical Studies. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major list. Carolina College of Biblical Studies is a small school located in Fayetteville, North Carolina that handed out 1 associates’s relgious ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Religious Education at Carolina College of Biblical Studies
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Crown College landed the #4 spot on the list. Crown College is located in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 associates’s relgious ed degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Cumberlands. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major list. This fairly large school is located in Williamsburg, Kentucky, and it awarded 2 associates’s relgious ed degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read full report on Religious Education at University of the Cumberlands
Saint Francis University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major ranking. Saint Francis University is a small school located in Loretto, Pennsylvania that handed out 0 associates’s relgious ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Universidad Pentecostal Mizpa landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major ranking. Universidad Pentecostal Mizpa is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Universidad Pentecostal Mizpa Religious Education Report
Mount Vernon Nazarene University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Mount Vernon, Ohio, and it awarded 14 associates’s relgious ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Religious Education at Mount Vernon Nazarene University
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major ranking. NOBTS is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 41 associates’s relgious ed degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Religious Education at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
Allegheny Wesleyan College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major ranking. Allegheny Wesleyan is a small school located in Salem, Ohio that handed out 0 associates’s relgious ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 Allegheny Wesleyan College
Kuyper College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major ranking, coming in at #6. Kuyper College is a small school located in Grand Rapids, Michigan that handed out 0 associates’s relgious ed degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. 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.
Randall University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major ranking. This small school is located in Moore, Oklahoma, and it awarded 3 associates’s relgious ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Huntsville Bible College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major list. Huntsville Bible College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Huntsville, Alabama. It awarded 2 associates’s relgious ed degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Religious Education at Huntsville Bible College
Boise Bible College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major ranking. Boise Bible College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Boise, Idaho. It awarded 0 associates’s relgious ed degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Dallas Baptist University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified associates’s relgious ed students in 2021-2022.
Nazarene Bible College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major ranking. This small school is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and it awarded 0 associates’s relgious ed degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Religious Education at Nazarene Bible College
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