by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology Major in Michigan” ranking.
Theological & Ministerial Studies is the 63rd most popular major in the country with 15,832 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, theological and ministerial studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $40,590 and had an average of $26,272 in loans still to pay off.
Across Michigan, there were 436 theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,349 and $25,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 40 theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,004 and $27,379 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology Major in Michigan” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in theological and ministerial studies. That schools that top this list have a program in theological and 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 Theology Major in Michigan”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Great Lakes Christian College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology Major in Michigan list. Located in Lansing, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theology students in 2020-2021.
Full Great Lakes Christian College Theological & Ministerial Studies Report
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology Major in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Sacred Heart Major Seminary landed the #2 spot on the list. SHMS is located in Detroit, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s theology degrees to qualified students.
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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornerstone University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology Major in Michigan. Grand Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theology degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, 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 Rochester University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology Major in Michigan. Rochester University is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s theology degrees to qualified students.
Full Rochester University Theological & Ministerial Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Concordia University, Ann Arbor. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology Major in Michigan. Concordia University, Ann Arbor is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s 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%. 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 Concordia University, Ann Arbor Theological & Ministerial Studies Report
Aquinas College Michigan did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #6. Aquinas College Michigan is a private not-for-profit institution located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s 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 Theological & Ministerial Studies at Aquinas College Michigan
With a ranking of #7, Andrews University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology Major in Michigan list. Berrien Springs, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theology degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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 85%. 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 full report on Theological & Ministerial Studies at Andrews
With a ranking of #8, Spring Arbor University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology Major in Michigan list. This small school is located in Spring Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s theology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Spring Arbor University Theological & Ministerial Studies Report
Kuyper College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology Major in Michigan list. Grand Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theology degrees to 0 students 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Theological & Ministerial Studies at Kuyper College
Siena Heights University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theology Major in Michigan ranking. Siena Heights University is located in Adrian, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s theology degrees to qualified students.
Full Siena Heights University Theological & Ministerial Studies Report
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