by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Theology Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Louisiana, there were 394 theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 105 theological and ministerial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,566 and $28,067 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Theology Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in theological and ministerial studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular theological and ministerial studies programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Theology Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s”.
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Theology Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 90 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theology students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Theology Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Pineville, Louisiana, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s theology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Theological & Ministerial Studies at Louisiana College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loyola University New Orleans. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Theology Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s. Loyola New Orleans is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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 Theological & Ministerial Studies at Loyola University New Orleans
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Theology Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theology 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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University Theological & Ministerial Studies Report
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Theology Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Holy Cross landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s theology degrees 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.
Full University of Holy Cross Theological & Ministerial Studies Report
Xavier University of Louisiana landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Theology Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s ranking. Xavier University of Louisiana is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 0 bachelors’s theology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Theological & Ministerial Studies at Xavier University of Louisiana
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