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

9 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs 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

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for theology and religious vocations students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 61% of the students majoring in theology and religious vocations at the school are women while 39% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. NOBTS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.

About 64% of the students majoring in theology and religious vocations at the school are women while 36% are male.

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#3

Catholic Distance University

Charles Town, WV

Out of the 9 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic Distance University landed the # 3 spot on the list. CDU is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.

Of the 5 students majoring in theology and religious vocations at CDU, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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#4

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Belhaven University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best theology and religious vocations schools in the Southeast Region . Belhaven is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Jackson.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wesley Biblical Seminary. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Jackson, Wesley Biblical Seminary is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#6

Grace College of Divinity

Fayetteville, NC

Grace College of Divinity did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for theology and religious vocations students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Fayetteville, Grace College of Divinity is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Piedmont International University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for theology and religious vocations students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, Piedmont International University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Beulah Heights University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. BHU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.

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#7

Milligan University

Milligan College, TN

Milligan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for theology and religious vocations students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Milligan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Milligan College.

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 1,067
West Virginia 86
South Carolina 389
Florida 902
Virginia 2,592
Arkansas 137
Mississippi 95
Louisiana 559
Alabama 168
Kentucky 1,156
Georgia 625
Tennessee 888

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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 9 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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