by our College Data Analytics Team
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 for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies is the 808th most popular major in the country with 251 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 152 pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Major” ranking looked at 30 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies. That schools that top this list have a program in pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Major”.
Out of the 30 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity College of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. Trinity College of Florida is a private not-for-profit institution located in Trinity, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ecclesia College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Major list. Located in Springdale, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies students in 2020-2021.
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.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint John’s Seminary. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Major list. Brighton, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Full Saint John’s Seminary Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Martin Luther College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Major list. Located in New Ulm, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 33 degrees to qualified bachelors’s pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, 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 88%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mid-Atlantic Christian University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Major list. Located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies 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.
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Nyack College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Major list. This small school is located in Nyack, New York, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Dallas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Major ranking. UD is a small school located in Irving, Texas that handed out 19 bachelors’s pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies 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%.
Full University of Dallas Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Report
Columbia International University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Major list. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Concordia University, Ann Arbor did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Major ranking, coming in at #9. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
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. 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%.
Read more about Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies at Concordia University, Ann Arbor
Martin Methodist College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Major ranking. This small school is located in Pulaski, Tennessee, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Martin Methodist Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Report
Southeastern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Major ranking, coming in at #11. Southeastern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lakeland, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Texas Lutheran University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Major list. TLU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Seguin, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Northwestern - St Paul ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Major list. Northwestern is a small school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 6 bachelors’s pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies degrees 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%.
Full University of Northwestern - St Paul Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Report
Lee University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Major list. Lee University is located in Cleveland, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Oral Roberts University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Major ranking. Oral Roberts University is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies degrees to qualified students.
Indiana Wesleyan University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Major ranking. This small school is located in Marion, Indiana, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s pre-theology/pre-ministerial 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%.
Read more about Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies at Indiana Wesleyan University
Concordia University, Wisconsin ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Major list. Mequon, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies degrees to 3 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%.
Read more about Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies at Concordia University, Wisconsin
Elmhurst University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Major ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Elmhurst, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies 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 more about Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies at Elmhurst
Ohio Wesleyan University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Major list. Ohio Wesleyan University is a small school located in Delaware, Ohio that handed out 0 bachelors’s pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Tennessee Wesleyan University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Major ranking. This small school is located in Athens, Tennessee, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Roberts Wesleyan College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Major ranking. Located in Rochester, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Montreat College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Major list. Montreat College is a small school located in Montreat, North Carolina that handed out 0 bachelors’s pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies degrees 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.
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Eastern Mennonite University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Major list. Harrisonburg, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
Full Eastern Mennonite University Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Report
Kuyper College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Major list. Kuyper College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It awarded 0 bachelors’s pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies 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. 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%.
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Maple Springs Baptist Bible College and Seminary came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Major ranking. Maple Springs Baptist Bible College and Seminary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Capitol Heights, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Grand Canyon University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Major ranking, coming in at #19. Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies degrees to qualified students.
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%.
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Tabor College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Major ranking, coming in at #19. Tabor College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hillsboro, Kansas. It awarded 0 bachelors’s pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Tabor College Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Report
Asbury University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Major ranking, coming in at #19. Asbury University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wilmore, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Asbury University Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Report
Geneva College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Major ranking. Geneva College is a small school located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania that handed out 0 bachelors’s pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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 Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies at Geneva
University of Sioux Falls ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Major list. Located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s pre-theology/pre-ministerial studies students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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 Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies at University of Sioux Falls
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