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Most Popular Online Religious Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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2023 Most Popular Online Religious Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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Religious Education is the #161 most popular major in the country with 687 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Online Religious Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular online doctor's degree programs 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 religious ed majors pursuing an online doctor's degree.

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for religious education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 28% of the students majoring in religious ed at the school are women while 72% are male.

Full Religious Education at Liberty University Report

Out of the 4 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary landed the # 2 spot on the list. NOBTS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.

Women make up 50% of the religious ed majors at the school.

Read full report on Religious Education at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary

Out of the 4 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Florida Bible College and Theological Seminary landed the # 3 spot on the list. South Florida Bible College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Deerfield Beach.

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Out of the 4 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Faith Theological Seminary and Christian College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Faith Theological Seminary and Christian College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Tampa.

Read full report on Religious Education at Faith Theological Seminary and Christian College

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State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 45
Florida 0
Georgia 4
North Carolina 30
Tennessee 0
Kentucky 17
Louisiana 53
Alabama 1
South Carolina 2
Mississippi 2

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One of 7 majors within the area of study, religious education has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 4 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 RichardF.

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