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2023 Most Popular Online Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Schools

44 Colleges
$38,536 Avg Salary
$19,000 Avg Student Debt

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 Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 44 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular online school in the United States for theology and religious vocations students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 61% of the theology and religious vocations majors at the school.

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#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in theology and religious vocations at the school are women while 67% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pacific School of Religion. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, Pacific School of Religion is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 64% of the theology and religious vocations majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Schools list. NOBTS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.

Women make up 64% of the theology and religious vocations majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dallas Theological Seminary. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Dallas, DTS Dallas is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in theology and religious vocations at DTS Dallas, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#6

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

Bethel University Minnesota came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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#6

City Vision University

Kansas City, MO

City Vision University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. City Vision University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kansas City.

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#6

Catholic Distance University

Charles Town, WV

Catholic Distance University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for theology and religious vocations students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. CDU is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.

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

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#6

Covenant Theological Seminary

Saint Louis, MO

Covenant Theological Seminary ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Covenant Seminary is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 60% of the theology and religious vocations majors at the school.

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Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Blue Bell, Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 40% of the theology and religious vocations majors at the school.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for online Theology & Religious Vocations students that almost earned our Most Popular Online Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Schools award.

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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