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2023 Most Popular Online Theological & Ministerial Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in California

3 Colleges
$48,450 Avg Salary

Theological & Ministerial Studies is the #78 most popular major in California with 1,281 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 Online Theological & Ministerial Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in California 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Theological & Ministerial Studies Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Pacific School of Religion the most popular online school in California for theological and ministerial studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Berkeley, Pacific School of Religion is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in theology at the school are women while 80% are male.

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#2

Bethesda University

Anaheim, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bethesda University is a great place for theological and ministerial studies students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Anaheim, Bethesda is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Epic Bible College

Sacramento, CA

The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Epic Bible College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best theological and ministerial studies schools in California. Epic Bible College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Sacramento.

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Best Theological & Ministerial Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Theological & Ministerial Studies Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 198
Oregon 211
Hawaii 11
Alaska 4

More Theological & Ministerial Studies Rankings in California

One of 7 majors within the area of study, theological and ministerial studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Biblical Studies 4,119
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries 3,116
Religious Education 1,417
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 Jonund.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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