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

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Finding the Best Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor's Degree School for You

With 1,635 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, theology and religious vocations is the #13 most popular major in California.

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The Most Popular Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in California 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 Theology & Religious Vocations program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Fuller Theological Seminary the most popular school in California for theology and religious vocations students working on their doctor’s degree. Fuller is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pasadena.

Women make up 16% of the theology and religious vocations majors at the school.

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#2

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Biola University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular theology and religious vocations schools in California. Biola is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of La Mirada.

Women make up 7% of the theology and religious vocations majors at the school.

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Out of the 18 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, The Master’s University and Seminary landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Santa Clarita, The Master's University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on Theology & Religious Vocations at The Master’s University and Seminary

Out of the 18 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Graduate Theological Union landed the # 4 spot on the list. GTU Berkeley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

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

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Out of the 18 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Claremont School of Theology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Claremont, Claremont School of Theology is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 37% of the students majoring in theology and religious vocations at the school are women while 63% are male.

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#6

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Santa Clara University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree theology and religious vocations programs. SCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Santa Clara.

Of the 16 students majoring in theology and religious vocations at SCU, 94% are male and 6% are female.

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#7

World Mission University

Los Angeles, CA

World Mission University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for theology and religious vocations students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. World Mission University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Of the 8 students majoring in theology and religious vocations at World Mission University, 88% are male and 13% are female.

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#8

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

University of Redlands came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the small city of Redlands, University of Redlands is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in theology and religious vocations at the school are women while 43% are male.

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American Baptist Seminary of the West ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Theology & Religious Vocations Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, ABSW Berkeley is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in theology and religious vocations at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#10

Pacific School of Religion

Berkeley, CA

Pacific School of Religion landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree theology and religious vocations programs. Pacific School of Religion is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

Of the 5 students majoring in theology and religious vocations at Pacific School of Religion, 80% are male and 20% are female.

Full Theology & Religious Vocations at Pacific School of Religion Report

Best Theology & Religious Vocations Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 156
Oregon 277
Hawaii 9

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 18 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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