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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Divinity/Ministry is the 113th most popular major in the country with 7,238 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 627 divinity/ministry graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 50 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in divinity/ministry. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in divinity/ministry.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree divinity studies students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major for a Bachelor’s list. SEU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lakeland, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 248 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 50 schools in the Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Oral Roberts University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio Christian University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major for a Bachelor’s. Circleville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s divinity studies degrees to 44 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johnson University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major for a Bachelor’s. Johnson University is a small school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 34 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Out of the 50 schools in the Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary landed the #5 spot on the list. SEBTS is located in Wake Forest, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.
Full Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Divinity/Ministry Report
Nazarene Bible College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major for a Bachelor’s list. Nazarene Bible College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It awarded 20 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Piedmont International University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. Piedmont International University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.
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.
Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Piedmont International University
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. MBTS is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Lincoln Christian University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Lincoln Christian College and Seminary is a small school located in Lincoln, Illinois that handed out 16 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Olivet Nazarene University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major for a Bachelor’s list. Olivet Nazarene is located in Bourbonnais, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.
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 Divinity/Ministry at Olivet Nazarene University
University of Valley Forge came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Valley Forge is a small school located in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania that handed out 12 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Corban University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major for a Bachelor’s list. Corban is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Salem, Oregon. It awarded 12 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.
Urshan College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. This small school is located in Wentzville, Missouri, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Mid-South Christian College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Mid-South Christian College is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Mid-South Christian College
Toccoa Falls College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Toccoa Falls is located in Toccoa Falls, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.
Central Christian College of the Bible did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #15. Central Christian College of the Bible is a small school located in Moberly, Missouri that handed out 8 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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 Central Christian College of the Bible Divinity/Ministry Report
With a ranking of #17, Trevecca Nazarene University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major for a Bachelor’s list. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s divinity studies degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Trevecca Nazarene University
Anderson University South Carolina ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major for a Bachelor’s list. Anderson University South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Anderson, South Carolina. It awarded 7 bachelors’s divinity studies 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%.
Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Anderson University South Carolina
Louisiana College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Louisiana College is a small school located in Pineville, Louisiana that handed out 7 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Hardin - Simmons University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major for a Bachelor’s list. Hardin - Simmons University is a small school located in Abilene, Texas that handed out 7 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The King’s University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. TKU is located in Southlake, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.
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.
With a ranking of #22, Indiana Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major for a Bachelor’s list. IWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Marion, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Indiana Wesleyan University
Grace College of Divinity did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #22. Grace College of Divinity is located in Fayetteville, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Divinity/Ministry at Grace College of Divinity
With a ranking of #24, Christ Mission College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major for a Bachelor’s list. Christ Mission College is located in San-Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Christ Mission College
Multnomah University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s divinity studies degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Multnomah University
The Master’s University and Seminary came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. The Master’s University and Seminary is located in Santa Clarita, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Rochester University ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended Divinity Studies Major for a Bachelor’s list. RU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester Hills, Michigan. It awarded 4 bachelors’s divinity studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Divinity/Ministry at Rochester University
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