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2023 Most Popular Online Theological & Ministerial Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Theological & Ministerial Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southeast Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 theology majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

#1

Catholic Distance University

Charles Town, WV

Our 2023 rankings named Catholic Distance University the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for theological and ministerial studies students working on their graduate certificate. CDU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.

Women make up 80% of the theology majors at the school.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best theological and ministerial studies schools in the Southeast Region . NOBTS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Beulah Heights University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Theological & Ministerial Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. BHU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.

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#3

Grace College of Divinity

Fayetteville, NC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Grace College of Divinity is a great place for theological and ministerial studies students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville, Grace College of Divinity is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Explore the most popular online theological and ministerial studies schools 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

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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 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 Jonund.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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