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2023 Most Popular Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Religious Studies Graduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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 graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our analysis found Trinity International University - Illinois to be the most popular school for religious studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Deerfield, TIU Illinois is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in religion at TIU Illinois, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the most popular school for religious studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in religion at U-M, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#3

John Carroll University

University Heights, OH

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at John Carroll University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular religious studies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of University Heights, John Carroll is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Methodist Theological School in Ohio is a great place for religious studies students working on their graduate certificate. MTSO is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Delaware.

Full Religious Studies at Methodist Theological School in Ohio Report

#3

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Andrews University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Berrien Springs, Andrews is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. UC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Full Religious Studies at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus 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 6 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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