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2023 Most Popular Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri

15 Colleges
$28,206 Avg Salary
$24,143 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 44 degrees and certificates were awarded to religious studies students who went to a Missouri college or university. This makes it the #170 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Missouri to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Religious Studies program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Missouri State University - Springfield to be the most popular school for religious studies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Missouri. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in religion at Missouri State, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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Out of the 15 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Hannibal - LaGrange University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Hannibal, HLGU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 17% of the students majoring in religion at the school are women while 83% are male.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular religious studies schools in Missouri. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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Out of the 15 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the # 4 spot on the list. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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#5

Evangel University

Springfield, MO

Out of the 15 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Evangel University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Evangel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

Women make up 67% of the religion majors at the school.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Southwest Baptist University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular religious studies schools in Missouri. Southwest Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Bolivar.

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#7

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree religious studies programs. SLU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

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#8

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, MO

Rockhurst University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Rockhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.

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#8

Missouri Baptist University

Saint Louis, MO

With a ranking of #8, Missouri Baptist University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for religious studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. MBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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Culver - Stockton College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for religious studies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Culver - Stockton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Canton.

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Best Religious Studies Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Religious Studies Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 158
Kansas 60
Iowa 74
Nebraska 5
North Dakota 20
South Dakota 5

One of 3 majors within the area of study, religious studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Philosophy 10,054
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies 285
General Philosophy & Religious Studies 184

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 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 Sowlos.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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