2023 Most Popular Religious Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
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.
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Religious Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Southeast Region 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 Religious Education program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Religious Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Religious Education Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Most Popular Southeast Region Schools for a Doctorate in Religious Education
Our analysis found Liberty University to be the most popular school for religious education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 28% of the students majoring in religious ed at the school are women while 72% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Religious Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Louisville, SBTS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 31% of the religious ed majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Religious Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. SEBTS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Wake Forest.
Women make up 30% of the religious ed majors at the school.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular religious education schools in the Southeast Region . 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.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Columbia Theological Seminary is a great place 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 school with a small student population.
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Bob Jones University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Religious Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Bob Jones University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Greenville.
Read full report on Religious Education at Bob Jones University
With a ranking of #6, Faith Theological Seminary and Christian College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for religious education students working on their doctor’s degree. Faith Theological Seminary and Christian College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Tampa.
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With a ranking of #6, Union Presbyterian Seminary did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for religious education students working on their doctor’s degree. Union Presbyterian is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Richmond.
South Florida Bible College and Theological Seminary landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree religious education programs. South Florida Bible College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Deerfield Beach.
Read full report on Religious Education at South Florida Bible College and Theological Seminary
Best Religious Education Colleges by State
Explore the best religious education colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Virginia | 45 |
Florida | 0 |
Georgia | 4 |
North Carolina | 30 |
Tennessee | 0 |
Kentucky | 17 |
Louisiana | 53 |
Alabama | 1 |
South Carolina | 2 |
Mississippi | 2 |
Religious Education Related Majors
One of 7 majors within the area of study, religious education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
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.
- 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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