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 “Most Well Attended Relgious Ed Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” 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 the Plains States region, there were 133 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 42 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Relgious Ed Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in religious education. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in religious education.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Relgious Ed Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree relgious ed students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Crown College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Relgious Ed Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Crown College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota. It awarded 21 masters’s relgious ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bethel University Minnesota. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Relgious Ed Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Bethel University Minnesota is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s relgious ed degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Relgious Ed Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Nazarene Theological Seminary landed the #2 spot on the list. Nazarene Theological Seminary is a small school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 7 masters’s relgious ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 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 Nazarene Theological Seminary
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Relgious Ed Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s relgious ed degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Relgious Ed Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s. UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 2 masters’s relgious ed degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 #6, Covenant Theological Seminary did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Relgious Ed Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s relgious ed students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
Concordia University, Nebraska came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Relgious Ed Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small school located in Seward, Nebraska that handed out 19 masters’s relgious ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Religious Education at Concordia University, Nebraska
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