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Most Popular Religious Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

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Finding the Best Religious Studies Undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which undergraduate certificate 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 undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Cincinnati - Main Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for religious studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

Of the 4 students majoring in religion at UC, 75% are male and 25% are female.

Full Religious Studies at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Calumet College of Saint Joseph is a great place for religious studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. CCSJ is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Whiting.

Read full report on Religious Studies at Calumet College of Saint Joseph

#2

Oakland City University

Oakland City, IN

Out of the 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland City University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Oakland City, Oakland City is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Read full report on Religious Studies at Oakland City University

Best Religious Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best religious studies colleges 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 3 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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