2023 Most Popular Religious Studies Doctor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Religious Studies Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 9,470 people earned a degree or certificate in religious studies, making the major the #86 most popular in the United States.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Religious Studies Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 57 schools in the United States 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 Studies program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for religion majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Religious Studies Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Emory University the most popular school in the United States for religious studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.
Of the 17 students majoring in religion at Emory, 53% are male and 47% are female.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern Methodist University is a great place for religious studies students working on their doctor’s degree. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.
Of the 10 students majoring in religion at SMU, 50% are male and 50% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Claremont Graduate University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Claremont, Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 11% of the religion majors at the school.
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Out of the 57 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waco.
Women make up 22% of the religion majors at the school.
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Out of the 57 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the # 5 spot on the 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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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Columbia University in the City of New York is a great place for religious studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Women make up 25% of the religion majors at the school.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Virginia - Main Campus is a great place for religious studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 25% of the religion majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
About 25% of the students majoring in religion at the school are women while 75% are male.
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With a ranking of #9, Harvard University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for religious studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.
Of the 7 students majoring in religion at Harvard, 43% are male and 57% are female.
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Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for religious studies students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of New York, HUC - JIR is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Women make up 14% of the religion majors at the school.
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Religious Studies Related Majors
Religious Studies is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Religion
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| Philosophy | 10,054 |
| Other Philosophy & Religious Studies | 285 |
| General Philosophy & Religious Studies | 184 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 33 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.
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