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2023 Most Popular Online Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

7 Colleges
$38,536 Avg Salary
$19,000 Avg Student Debt

Theology & Religious Vocations is the #26 most popular major in the country with 27,459 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

The Most Popular Online Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for theology and religious vocations majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

#1

Moody Bible Institute

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Moody Bible Institute the most popular online school in the Great Lakes Region for theology and religious vocations students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Chicago, Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in theology and religious vocations at Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Elkhart, AMBS is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in theology and religious vocations at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#3

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Concordia University, Chicago helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best theology and religious vocations schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Theology & Religious Vocations at Concordia University, Chicago Report

#3

Calvin Theological Seminary

Grand Rapids, MI

Out of the 7 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Calvin Theological Seminary landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Grand Rapids, Calvin Seminary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in theology and religious vocations at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#3

Veritas Baptist College

Fredericksburg, VA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Veritas Baptist College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best theology and religious vocations schools in the Great Lakes Region . VBC is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Fredericksburg.

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Maranatha Baptist University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate theology and religious vocations programs. Located in the fringe town of Watertown, MBU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Theology & Religious Vocations at Maranatha Baptist University Report

#6

Cedarville University

Cedarville, OH

Cedarville University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Cedarville is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Cedarville.

Full Theology & Religious Vocations at Cedarville University Report

Explore the most popular online theology and religious vocations colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 882
Michigan 710
Ohio 1,009
Illinois 1,796
Wisconsin 130

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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

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 7 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 Daderot.

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