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2023 Most Popular Online Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor's Degree Schools

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Theology & Religious Vocations is the #12 most popular major in the country with 17,287 degrees and certificates awarded 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 Most Popular Online Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in the United States to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for theology and religious vocations majors pursuing an online doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary the most popular online school in the United States for theology and religious vocations students working on their doctor’s degree. NOBTS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.

Of the 73 students majoring in theology and religious vocations at NOBTS, 81% are male and 19% are female.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in theology and religious vocations at the school are women while 80% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means South University’s online programs is a great place for theology and religious vocations students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Savannah, South University's online programs is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 45% of the students majoring in theology and religious vocations at the school are women while 55% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pentecostal Theological Seminary. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Pentecostal Theological Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

About 23% of the students majoring in theology and religious vocations at the school are women while 77% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northern Baptist Theological Seminary is a great place for theology and religious vocations students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Lisle, Northern Seminary is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in theology and religious vocations at Northern Seminary, 89% are male and 11% are female.

Full Theology & Religious Vocations at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary Report

Piedmont International University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for theology and religious vocations students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, Piedmont International University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 17% of the theology and religious vocations majors at the school.

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#7

St. Thomas University

Miami Gardens, FL

St. Thomas University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Miami Gardens, STU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 38% of the theology and religious vocations majors at the school.

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Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for theology and religious vocations students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Charlotte, CCCTS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Anderson University South Carolina did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for theology and religious vocations students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Anderson, Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#10

Pacific School of Religion

Berkeley, CA

Pacific School of Religion came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Berkeley, Pacific School of Religion is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in theology and religious vocations at the school are women while 80% are male.

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Theology & Religious Vocations Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Theological & Ministerial Studies 12,534
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries 1,624
Biblical Studies 1,052
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) 777
Religious Education 687
Missionary Studies 423
Sacred Music 167
Religious Institution Administration and Law 23

Related Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 18,379
English Language & Literature 9,566
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 4,163
Philosophy & Religious Studies 3,136
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 2,680

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 30 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 Daderot.

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