by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Relgious Ed Major for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Religious Education is the 358th most popular major in the country with 1,417 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 708 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Relgious Ed Major for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 87 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in religious education. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in religious education.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Relgious Ed Major for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Relgious Ed Major for a Bachelor’s”.
Out of the 87 schools in the Most Well Attended Relgious Ed Major for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 274 bachelors’s relgious ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Yeshiva Gedolah Imrei Yosef D’spinka. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Relgious Ed Major for a Bachelor’s. Located in Brooklyn, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 32 degrees to qualified bachelors’s relgious ed students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Religious Education at Yeshiva Gedolah Imrei Yosef D’spinka
Out of the 87 schools in the Most Well Attended Relgious Ed Major for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Franciscan University of Steubenville landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Steubenville, Ohio, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s relgious ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Moody Bible Institute. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Relgious Ed Major for a Bachelor’s list. Moody Bible Institute is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 29 bachelors’s relgious ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Religious Education at Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Cumberlands. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Relgious Ed Major for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Williamsburg, Kentucky, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s relgious ed students in 2020-2021.
Trinity International University - Illinois came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Relgious Ed Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Deerfield, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s relgious ed degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
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.
Biola University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Relgious Ed Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Biola is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in La Mirada, California. It awarded 21 bachelors’s relgious ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Crown College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Relgious Ed Major for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. Crown is a small school located in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota that handed out 20 bachelors’s relgious 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%.
Dallas Baptist University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Relgious Ed Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s relgious ed degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Religious Education at Dallas Baptist University
Wheaton College Illinois came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Relgious Ed Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Wheaton, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s relgious ed degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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 90%.
Read full report on Religious Education at Wheaton College Illinois
Messiah University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Relgious Ed Major for a Bachelor’s list. Messiah University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. It awarded 16 bachelors’s relgious ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Lindsey Wilson College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Relgious Ed Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Lindsey Wilson College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbia, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Religious Education at Lindsey Wilson College
Veritas Baptist College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Relgious Ed Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. VBC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Lee University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Relgious Ed Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Cleveland, Tennessee, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s relgious ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
Toccoa Falls College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Relgious Ed Major for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. Toccoa Falls College is located in Toccoa Falls, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s relgious ed degrees to qualified students.
Cedarville University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Well Attended Relgious Ed Major for a Bachelor’s list. Cedarville University is located in Cedarville, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s relgious ed degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #16, Concordia University, Nebraska did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Relgious Ed Major for a Bachelor’s list. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small school located in Seward, Nebraska that handed out 10 bachelors’s relgious 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%.
Read full report on Religious Education at Concordia University, Nebraska
Olivet Nazarene University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Relgious Ed Major for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Bourbonnais, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s relgious ed students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Read more about Religious Education at Olivet Nazarene University
Bryan College - Dayton ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Relgious Ed Major for a Bachelor’s list. William Jennings Bryan College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Dayton, Tennessee. It awarded 9 bachelors’s relgious ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full William Jennings Bryan College Religious Education Report
With a ranking of #18, Azusa Pacific University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Relgious Ed Major for a Bachelor’s list. Azusa Pacific is located in Azusa, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s relgious ed degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
Grace Christian University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended Relgious Ed Major for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Wyoming, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s relgious ed students in 2020-2021.
Mount Vernon Nazarene University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Relgious Ed Major for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #21. Mount Vernon, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s relgious ed degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
With a ranking of #23, Campbellsville University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Relgious Ed Major for a Bachelor’s list. Campbellsville University is a fairly large school located in Campbellsville, Kentucky that handed out 7 bachelors’s relgious ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Religious Education at Campbellsville University
Benedictine College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Relgious Ed Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Atchison, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s relgious ed degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
With a ranking of #25, Concordia University, Texas did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Relgious Ed Major for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Lakeway, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s relgious ed students in 2020-2021.
Trinity International University - Florida did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Relgious Ed Major for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #25. Trinity International University - Florida is located in Miramar, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s relgious ed degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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