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2023 Most Popular Religious Studies Doctor's Degree Schools

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

In 2020-2021, 1,769 people earned a degree or certificate in religious studies, making the major the #101 most popular in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Religious Studies Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 57 schools in the United States to see which doctor'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 doctor's degree.

#1

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Our analysis found Emory University to be the most popular school for religious studies students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.

Of the 17 students majoring in religion at Emory, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Southern Methodist University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular religious studies schools in the United States. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

Of the 10 students majoring in religion at SMU, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Religious Studies at Southern Methodist University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Claremont Graduate University is a great place for religious studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Claremont, Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 11% of the religion majors at the school.

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#3

Baylor University

Waco, TX

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Baylor University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular religious studies schools in the United States. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waco.

Women make up 22% of the religion majors at the school.

Read full report on Religious Studies at Baylor University

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Columbia University in the City of New York is a great place for religious studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 25% of the religion majors at the school.

Read full report on Religious Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York

Out of the 57 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 25% of the religion majors at the school.

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#5

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great place for religious studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#5

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Out of the 57 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in religion at the school are women while 75% are male.

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#9

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Princeton University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in religion at the school are women while 43% are male.

Full Religious Studies at Princeton University Report

Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of New York, HUC - JIR is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 14% of the religion majors at the school.

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

Majors Similar to Religion

Related Major Annual Graduates
Philosophy 1,220
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies 106
General Philosophy & Religious Studies 41

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 33 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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