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2023 Most Popular Religious Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Finding the Best Religious Studies School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, religious studies was ranked #86 in the country. In fact 9,470 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Religious Studies Colleges.

#1

Denver Seminary

Littleton, CO

Our 2023 rankings named Denver Seminary the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for religious studies students. Located in the large suburb of Littleton, Denver Seminary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Utah State University is a great place for religious studies students. USU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Logan.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Nazarene University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Nampa, NNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Out of the 12 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a very large student population.

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#6

Naropa University

Boulder, CO

Naropa University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Religious Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Naropa is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Boulder.

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#7

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for religious studies students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Religious Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Colorado College

Colorado Springs, CO

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

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#10

Regis University

Denver, CO

Regis University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Religious Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Religious Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best religious studies colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 51
Utah 20
Idaho 13
Wyoming 5

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 12 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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