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Best Religious Studies Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Best Religious Studies Schools in the Plains States Region

3 Colleges
$30,550 Avg Salary
$23,250 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Religious Studies School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, religious studies was ranked #86 in the country. In fact 9,470 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Religious Studies Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Religious Studies Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Religious Studies Colleges.

Top Plains States Region Schools in Religious Studies

Our 2023 rankings named University of St Thomas Minnesota the best school in the Plains States Region for religious studies students. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Religion majors at UST MN take out an average of $19,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Religious Studies Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Evangel University

Springfield, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Evangel University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Religious Studies Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Evangel is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that religion majors at Evangel take out is $27,000.

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Best Religious Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best religious studies colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 44
Minnesota 158
Kansas 60
Iowa 74
Nebraska 5
North Dakota 20
South Dakota 5

Religious Studies is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Philosophy 10,054
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies 285
General Philosophy & Religious Studies 184

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Sowlos.

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