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2023 Most Popular Online Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest 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.

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.

The Most Popular Online Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Southwest 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the most popular online school in the Southwest Region for theology and religious vocations students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in theology and religious vocations at the school are women while 67% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Dallas Theological Seminary is a great place for theology and religious vocations students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Dallas, DTS Dallas is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in theology and religious vocations at DTS Dallas, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#3

Phoenix Seminary

Scottsdale, AZ

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Phoenix Seminary helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best theology and religious vocations schools in the Southwest Region . Phoenix Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

Of the 4 students majoring in theology and religious vocations at Phoenix Seminary, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grace School of Theology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Conroe, Grace School of Theology is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#5

The King's University

Southlake, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The King’s University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. TKU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Southlake.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Houston Baptist 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 . Located in the city of Houston, HBU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St. Mary’s University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. St. Mary's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.

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Explore the most popular online 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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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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