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2023 Most Popular Religious Studies Schools in West Virginia

4 Colleges
$24,946 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Religious Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 31 degrees and certificates were awarded to religious studies students who went to a West Virginia college or university. This makes it the #115 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Religious Studies Schools in West Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in West Virginia 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 West Virginia.

Our analysis found American Public University System to be the most popular school for religious studies students who want to pursue a degree in West Virginia. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.

Religion majors at American Military University take out an average of $24,946 in student loans while working on their egree.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means West Virginia Wesleyan College is a great place for religious studies students. Located in the remote town of Buckhannon, West Virginia Wesleyan is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Davis & Elkins College landed the # 3 spot on the list. D&E is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Elkins.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bethany College West Virginia. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Religious Studies Schools in West Virginia list. Bethany College West Virginia is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Bethany.

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Best Religious Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 113
Virginia 961
North Carolina 335
Florida 154
Tennessee 109
Kentucky 32
South Carolina 102
Louisiana 14
Arkansas 29
Alabama 92
Mississippi 25

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

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 4 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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