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2023 Most Popular Religious Education Schools in New Jersey

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Finding the Best Religious Education School for You

With 11 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, religious education is the #202 most popular major in New Jersey.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Religious Education Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in New Jersey to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Religious Education program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Religious Education Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Princeton Theological Seminary the most popular school in New Jersey for religious education students. Princeton Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Princeton.

Full Religious Education at Princeton Theological Seminary Report

Out of the 3 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Felician University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Lodi, Felician is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

College of Saint Elizabeth

Morristown, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Saint Elizabeth. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Religious Education Schools in New Jersey list. CSE is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Morristown.

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Best Religious Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Religious Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 17
New York 87
Maryland 0
District of Columbia 24

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 3 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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