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Most Popular Online Religious Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Most Popular Online Religious Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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Out of all the majors we analyze each year, religious education was ranked #216 in the country. In fact 1,417 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Religious Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Southeast Region 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 Southeast Region 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.

About 28% of the students majoring in religious ed at the school are women while 72% 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 Religious Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. NOBTS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.

Women make up 50% of the religious ed majors at the school.

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Out of the 4 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region 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 small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Deerfield Beach.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Faith Theological Seminary and Christian College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Religious Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Faith Theological Seminary and Christian College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Tampa.

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Explore the most popular online religious education colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 15
Virginia 63
North Carolina 32
Florida 9
Tennessee 22
Kentucky 74
South Carolina 5
Louisiana 54
Arkansas 0
Alabama 1
Mississippi 2
West Virginia 0

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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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