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2023 Most Popular Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Religious Studies Graduate Certificate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 43 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Spring Hill College

Mobile, AL

Our 2023 rankings named Spring Hill College the most popular school in the United States for religious studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Mobile, Spring Hill is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 63% of the religion majors at the school.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 43 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

Of the 7 students majoring in religion at Harvard, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Out of the 43 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Hartford Seminary

Hartford, CT

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Hartford Seminary helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular religious studies schools in the United States. Hartford Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Hartford.

About 50% of the students majoring in religion at the school are women while 50% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The General Theological Seminary is a great place for religious studies students working on their graduate certificate. GTS is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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Out of the 43 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity International University - Illinois landed the # 5 spot on the list. TIU Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Deerfield.

Of the 3 students majoring in religion at TIU Illinois, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great place for religious studies students working on their graduate certificate. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

Of the 3 students majoring in religion at U-M, 67% are male and 33% are female.

Full Religious Studies at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

#8

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Starr King School for Ministry ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Starr King School for Ministry is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Berkeley.

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#8

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

With a ranking of #8, Syracuse University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for religious studies students working on their graduate certificate. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.

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Southeast
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 43 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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