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2023 Most Popular Religious Studies Schools in Maryland

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Finding the Best Religious Studies School for You

Religious Studies is the #83 most popular major in Maryland with 160 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Schools in Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Maryland to see which 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Maryland.

Our 2023 rankings named Women’S-Institute-Of-Torah-Seminary the most popular school in Maryland for religious studies students. Located in the city of Baltimore, <nil> is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 11 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Towson University

Towson, MD

The excellent programs at Towson University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best religious studies schools in Maryland. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 11 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington Adventist University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Washington Adventist University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Takoma Park.

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#5

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Loyola University Maryland. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Religious Studies Schools in Maryland list. Loyola Maryland is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

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#5

St Mary's College of Maryland

St. Mary's City, MD

The excellent programs at St Mary’s College of Maryland helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best religious studies schools in Maryland. SMCM is a small public school located in the small suburb of St. Mary's City.

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Notre Dame of Maryland University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Religious Studies Schools in Maryland ranking. NDMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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#7

McDaniel College

Westminster, MD

McDaniel College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Religious Studies Schools in Maryland ranking. Located in the suburb of Westminster, McDaniel is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#9

Hood College

Frederick, MD

Hood College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular religious studies programs. Located in the city of Frederick, Hood is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#9

Goucher College

Baltimore, MD

Goucher College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for religious studies students. It came in at #9 on the list. Goucher is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Baltimore.

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Best Religious Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 245
New York 2,944
New Jersey 1,341
District of Columbia 68

Religious Studies is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

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 11 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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