2023 Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master's Degree School for You
Theology & Religious Vocations is the #26 most popular major in the country with 27,459 degrees and certificates awarded 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 Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the best school in the Southwest Region for theology and religious vocations students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Dallas Theological Seminary. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Dallas, DTS Dallas is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Methodist University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Criswell College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Dallas, Criswell College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Baylor University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best theology and religious vocations schools in the Southwest Region . Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.
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Houston Graduate School of Theology landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree theology and religious vocations programs. Houston Graduate School of Theology is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.
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The King’s University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. TKU is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Southlake.
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Phillips Theological Seminary landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree theology and religious vocations programs. Located in the city of Tulsa, Phillips Theological Seminary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Hardin - Simmons University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Hardin - Simmons is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Abilene.
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Houston Baptist University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Theology & Religious Vocations Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Houston, HBU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Request InformationBest Theology & Religious Vocations Colleges by State
Explore the best theology and religious vocations schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 523 |
| Texas | 1,774 |
| New Mexico | 0 |
| Oklahoma | 340 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Theology & Religious Vocations
Theology & Religious Vocations Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Theological & Ministerial Studies | 15,832 |
| Biblical Studies | 4,119 |
| Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries | 3,116 |
| Religious Education | 1,417 |
| Missionary Studies | 1,220 |
| Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) | 1,166 |
| Sacred Music | 554 |
| Religious Institution Administration and Law | 35 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Theology & Religious Vocations
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities | 556,813 |
| Visual & Performing Arts | 149,215 |
| English Language & Literature | 54,635 |
| Foreign Languages & Linguistics | 33,333 |
| Philosophy & Religious Studies | 19,993 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
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