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2023 Most Popular Online Religious Education Doctor's Degree Schools

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Religious Education is the #216 most popular major in the country with 1,417 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Religious Education Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online doctor's degree 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 religious ed majors pursuing an online doctor's degree.

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular online school in the United States for religious education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in religious ed at Liberty University, 72% are male and 28% are female.

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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best religious education schools in the United States. NOBTS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.

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

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Out of the 4 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, South Florida Bible College and Theological Seminary landed the # 3 spot on the list. South Florida Bible College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Deerfield Beach.

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Out of the 4 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Faith Theological Seminary and Christian College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Faith Theological Seminary and Christian College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Tampa.

Full Religious Education at Faith Theological Seminary and Christian College Report

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Rocky Mountains
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Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 7 majors within the area of study, religious education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Religious Ed

Related Major Annual Graduates
Theological & Ministerial Studies 15,832
Biblical Studies 4,119
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries 3,116
Missionary Studies 1,220
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) 1,166

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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 RichardF.

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