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2023 Most Popular Religious Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Religious Studies is the #86 most popular major in the country with 9,470 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Religious Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

Check out the religion doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Indiana University - Bloomington the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for religious studies students working on their doctor’s degree. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

About 67% of the students majoring in religion at the school are women while 33% are male.

Full Religious Studies at Indiana University - Bloomington Report

#1

Spertus College

Chicago, IL

Our analysis found Spertus College to be the most popular school for religious studies students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Chicago, Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 33% of the religion majors at the school.

Full Religious Studies at Spertus College Report

#1

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Our analysis found Marquette University to be the most popular school for religious studies students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Marquette is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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#1

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, MI

Our analysis found Andrews University to be the most popular school for religious studies students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Berrien Springs, Andrews is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for religious studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Full Religious Studies at Northwestern University Report

Best Religious Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best religious studies schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 114
Ohio 115
Illinois 168
Indiana 95
Wisconsin 54

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

Majors Similar to Religion

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 5 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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