2023 Best Religious Education Doctor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Religious Education Doctor's Degree 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Religious Education Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Religious Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Religious Education Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top Schools for a Doctorate in Religious Education
Our analysis found Catholic University of America to be the best school for religious education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. CUA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
Out of the 9 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity International University - Illinois landed the # 2 spot on the list. TIU Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Deerfield.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Azusa Pacific University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Religious Education Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Azusa Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Azusa.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Biola University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Religious Education Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best religious education schools in the United States. MBTS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kansas City.
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With a ranking of #6, Boston College did quite well on this year’s best schools for religious education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
With a ranking of #7, Liberty University did quite well on this year’s best schools for religious education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #8, Columbia Theological Seminary did quite well on this year’s best schools for religious education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Decatur, Columbia Theological Seminary is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Andrews University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for religious education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Andrews is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Berrien Springs.
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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 |
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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 9 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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