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Most Popular Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine

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

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

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

With 10 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, religious studies is the #134 most popular major in Maine.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Maine to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Religious Studies program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for religion majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

#1

Bowdoin College

Brunswick, ME

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

About 71% of the students majoring in religion at the school are women while 29% are male.

Full Religious Studies at Bowdoin College Report

#2

Bates College

Lewiston, ME

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bates College is a great place for religious studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Bates is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lewiston.

Of the 2 students majoring in religion at Bates, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Religious Studies at Bates College Report

#3

Colby College

Waterville, ME

Out of the 3 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Colby College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Waterville, Colby is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Religious Studies at Colby College Report

Best Religious Studies Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Religious Studies Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 118
Connecticut 84
New Hampshire 1
Rhode Island 18
Vermont 17

One of 3 majors within the area of study, religious studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Religion

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.

  • 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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