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2023 Most Popular Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana

19 Colleges
$28,206 Avg Salary
$24,143 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 95 degrees and certificates were awarded to religious studies students who went to a Indiana college or university. This makes it the #136 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in Indiana to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Religious Studies program at each school on the list.

Check out the religion bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Indiana.

#1

Wabash College

Crawfordsville, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Wabash College the most popular school in Indiana for religious studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Crawfordsville, Wabash is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on Religious Studies at Wabash College

Out of the 19 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in religion at IU Bloomington, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Read full report on Religious Studies at Indiana University - Bloomington

#3

Marian University

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marian University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Marian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, religion graduates from Marian carry an average student debt load of $22,441.

Full Religious Studies at Marian University Report

#4

Manchester University

North Manchester, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Manchester University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Manchester University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of North Manchester.

Women make up 20% of the religion majors at the school.

Full Religious Studies at Manchester University Report

#4

DePauw University

Greencastle, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePauw University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. DePauw is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Greencastle.

Women make up 40% of the religion majors at the school.

Read full report on Religious Studies at DePauw University

#4

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ball State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Ball State is a very large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

About 40% of the students majoring in religion at the school are women while 60% are male.

Read full report on Religious Studies at Ball State University

#4

Saint Mary's College

Notre Dame, IN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Saint Mary’s College is a great place for religious studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. St. Mary's College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.

Full Religious Studies at Saint Mary’s College Report

With a ranking of #8, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for religious studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Of the 4 students majoring in religion at IUPUI, 25% are male and 75% are female.

On average, religion graduates from IUPUI take out $23,025 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Religious Studies at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Report

#8

Martin University

Indianapolis, IN

Martin University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for religious studies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Martin University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Of the 4 students majoring in religion at Martin University, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Full Religious Studies at Martin University Report

#10

Franklin College

Franklin, IN

Franklin College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. Located in the large suburb of Franklin, Franklin College of Indiana is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on Religious Studies at Franklin College

Best Religious Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Religious Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 114
Ohio 115
Illinois 168
Wisconsin 54

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 19 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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