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2023 Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Graduate Certificate School for You

Theological & Ministerial Studies is the #25 most popular major in the country with 12,534 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Theological & Ministerial Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Theological & Ministerial Studies

Our 2023 rankings named Sewanee - The University of the South the best school in the Southeast Region for theological and ministerial studies students working on their graduate certificate. Sewanee is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Sewanee.

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#2

Johnson University

Knoxville, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Johnson University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Knoxville.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Asbury Theological Seminary is a great place for theological and ministerial studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the fringe town of Wilmore, Asbury Seminary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Regent University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best theological and ministerial studies schools in the Southeast Region . Regent is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.

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Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best theological and ministerial studies colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 1,981
Florida 201
Georgia 413
North Carolina 678
Tennessee 275
Kentucky 695
Louisiana 222
Alabama 51
South Carolina 116
Mississippi 10
Arkansas 28
West Virginia 26

One of 7 majors within the area of study, theological and ministerial studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries 1,624
Biblical Studies 1,052
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) 777
Religious Education 687
Missionary Studies 423

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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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