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 Highly Focused on Theology Major in South Carolina” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 15,832 people earned their degree in theological and ministerial studies, making the major the 63rd most popular in the United States. 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.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Theology Major in South Carolina” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in theological and ministerial studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in theological and ministerial studies.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Theology Major in South Carolina”.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Theology Major in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Allen University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 13 ’s theology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about 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 Highly Focused on Theology Major in South Carolina. Located in Due West, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 23 degrees to qualified ’s theology students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Theological & Ministerial Studies at Erskine
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Theology Major in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia International University landed the #3 spot on the list. CIU is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 47 ’s theology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 full report on Theological & Ministerial Studies at CIU
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bob Jones University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Theology Major in South Carolina. This small school is located in Greenville, South Carolina, and it awarded 25 ’s theology degrees 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 Bob Jones University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anderson University South Carolina. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Theology Major in South Carolina list. Anderson University South Carolina is a small school located in Anderson, South Carolina that handed out 33 ’s theology degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Read more about Theological & Ministerial Studies at Anderson University South Carolina
Voorhees College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Theology Major in South Carolina ranking. Voorhees College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Denmark, South Carolina. It awarded 1 ’s theology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Theological & Ministerial Studies at Voorhees College
With a ranking of #7, Morris College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Theology Major in South Carolina list. Sumter, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s theology degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Theological & Ministerial Studies at Morris College
North Greenville University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Theology Major in South Carolina ranking, coming in at #8. North Greenville University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tigerville, South Carolina. It awarded 1 ’s theology 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%.
Full North Greenville University Theological & Ministerial Studies Report
Charleston Southern University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Theology Major in South Carolina ranking. CSU is located in Charleston, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s theology degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Theological & Ministerial Studies at Charleston Southern University
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