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Most Popular Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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

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

Finding the Best Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate 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 Most Popular Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Southwest Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Theology & Religious Vocations program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our analysis found Grand Canyon University to be the most popular school for theology and religious vocations students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very 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 graduate certificate. Located in the large 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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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular theology and religious vocations schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Austin, Seminary of the Southwest is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 50% of the theology and religious vocations majors at the school.

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#3

Phoenix Seminary

Scottsdale, AZ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Phoenix Seminary is a great place for theology and religious vocations students working on their graduate certificate. Phoenix Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the 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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Out of the 12 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dallas Baptist University landed the # 5 spot on the list. DBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dallas.

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#6

University of Dallas

Irving, TX

With a ranking of #6, University of Dallas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for theology and religious vocations students working on their graduate certificate. UD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irving.

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With a ranking of #6, Grace School of Theology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for theology and religious vocations students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Conroe, Grace School of Theology is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#8

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX

St. Mary’s University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Theology & Religious Vocations Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. St. Mary's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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With a ranking of #8, Houston Baptist University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for theology and religious vocations students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Houston, HBU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Phillips Theological Seminary did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for theology and religious vocations students working on their graduate certificate. 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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Best 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

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 12 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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