2023 Most Popular Colleges for Religious Education in District of Columbia

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 in District of Columbia” 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.

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

This year’s “Most Well Attended Relgious Ed Major in District of Columbia” ranking looked at 2 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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Most Well Attended Relgious Ed Major in District of Columbia

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Relgious Ed Major in District of Columbia”.

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

1

Wesley Theological Seminary
Washington, District of Columbia

$54,435 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Relgious Ed Major in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Wesley Theological Seminary landed the #1 spot on the list. Wesley Theological Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 21 ’s relgious ed degrees 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.

Read more about Religious Education at Wesley Theological Seminary

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 Most Well Attended 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 handed out 3 diplomas to qualified ’s relgious ed students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on 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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