2023 Best Religious Education Schools
Finding the Best Religious Education School for You
Religious Education is the #161 most popular major in the country with 687 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Best Religious Education 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 programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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2023 Best Religious Education Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for religious ed majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Religious Education Schools
Our analysis found Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion to be the best school for religious education students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the large city of New York, HUC - JIR is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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The excellent programs at Dallas Theological Seminary helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best religious education schools in the United States. Located in the city of Dallas, DTS Dallas is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Grand Canyon University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Religious Education Schools list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out of the 30 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Crown College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Crown is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Saint Bonifacius.
The excellent programs at Biola University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best religious education schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Loyola University Chicago came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Religious Education Schools ranking. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
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Union Presbyterian Seminary ranked #7 on this year’s Best Religious Education Schools list. Union Presbyterian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Richmond.
With a ranking of #8, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary did quite well on this year’s best schools for religious education students. MBTS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kansas City.
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Franciscan University of Steubenville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for religious education students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Steubenville, Franciscan U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Bethel University Minnesota ranked #10 on this year’s Best Religious Education Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Rankings in Majors Related to Religious Ed
One of 7 majors within the area of study, religious education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Religious Ed
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Theological & Ministerial Studies | 12,534 |
| Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries | 1,624 |
| Biblical Studies | 1,052 |
| Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) | 777 |
| Missionary Studies | 423 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
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