2023 Most Focused Colleges for Religious Education in District of Columbia

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major in District of Columbia” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 1,417 people earned their degree in religious education, making the major the 358th most popular in the United States.

Across District of Columbia, there were 24 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major in District of Columbia” ranking looked at 2 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.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Schools Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major in District of Columbia

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major in District of Columbia”.

Top 2 Most Focused Colleges for Religious Education in District of Columbia

1

Wesley Theological Seminary
Washington, District of Columbia

$54,435 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wesley Theological Seminary. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major in District of Columbia. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 21 degrees to qualified ’s relgious ed students in 2020-2021.

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.

Full Wesley Theological Seminary Religious Education Report

2

Catholic University of America
Washington, District of Columbia

#4 overall quality in District of Columbia

$55,014 Average Early-Career Earnings

$25,760 Average Student Debt

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Relgious Ed Major in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified ’s relgious ed students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Religious Education at CUA

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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