2023 Most Popular Religious Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Best Religious Education Graduate Certificate 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 Most Popular Religious Education Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for religious ed majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Religious Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found University of St Thomas Minnesota to be the most popular school for religious education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 14 students majoring in religious ed at UST MN, 64% are male and 36% are female.
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Out of the 12 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Nebraska landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 9 students majoring in religious ed at Concordia University, Nebraska, 11% are male and 89% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Religious Education Graduate Certificate Schools list. MBTS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kansas City.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wesley Biblical Seminary. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Religious Education Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Jackson, Wesley Biblical Seminary is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary is a great place for religious education students working on their graduate certificate. NOBTS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.
Out of the 12 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Calvin Theological Seminary landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Grand Rapids, Calvin Seminary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Out of the 12 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Chicago landed the # 5 spot on the list. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
Read full report on Religious Education at Loyola University Chicago
Wheaton College Illinois landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate religious education programs. Located in the suburb of Wheaton, Wheaton College Illinois is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Dallas Baptist University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Religious Education Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. DBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dallas.
With a ranking of #8, Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for religious education students working on their graduate certificate. 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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Religious Education by Region
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Religious Education Related Majors
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 12 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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