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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theology Major in South Carolina” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 South Carolina, there were 144 theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,388 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 94 theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,605 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theology Major in South Carolina” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in theological and ministerial studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their theological and ministerial studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theology Major in South Carolina” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theology Major in South Carolina”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Allen University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theology Major in South Carolina list. Allen University is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s theology degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Theological & Ministerial Studies at Allen University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Erskine College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theology Major in South Carolina. Due West, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s theology degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia International University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theology Major in South Carolina list. Columbia International University is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 masters’s theology degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Full Columbia International University Theological & Ministerial Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bob Jones University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theology Major in South Carolina list. Greenville, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s theology degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Theological & Ministerial Studies at Bob Jones University
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theology Major in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Anderson University South Carolina landed the #5 spot on the list. Anderson University South Carolina is a small school located in Anderson, South Carolina that handed out 16 masters’s theology 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 more about Theological & Ministerial Studies at Anderson University South Carolina
North Greenville University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theology Major in South Carolina ranking, coming in at #6. North Greenville University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tigerville, South Carolina. It awarded 1 masters’s theology 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%.
Full North Greenville University Theological & Ministerial Studies Report
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