by our College Data Analytics Team
Religious Education is offered at a wide range of schools, including schools where students can earn the degree primarily online. The online schools below award the most religious education degrees of any in the United States.
For its ranking, College Factual looked at how many students completed a degree in religious education at each of the 25 schools in the United States that offer the program.
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The colleges and universities below are the most popular for religious education majors in the United States, ranked by the number of degrees they award each year.
No school graduates more religious education students than Grand Canyon University this year. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit university. This school awarded about 282 religious education degrees in the most recent year. See more about religious education at Grand Canyon University
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary ranks #2 for religious education by yearly graduations. Set in the city of New Orleans, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 41 religious education degrees in the most recent year. See more about religious education at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
Crown College ranks #3 for religious education by yearly graduations. Located in the rural area of Saint Bonifacius, Crown College is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 36 students earned a degree in religious education from this school. Read the full religious education report for Crown College
University Of The Cumberlands is one of the most popular religious education schools, landing the #4 spot this year. Located in the town of Williamsburg, University Of The Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 32 students earned a degree in religious education from this school. See more about religious education at University Of The Cumberlands
Mount Vernon Nazarene University came in at #5 on our list of the most popular religious education schools. Set in the town of Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon Nazarene University is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 27 students earned a degree in religious education from this school. Get the full religious education details for Mount Vernon Nazarene University
North Park University landed the #6 spot among the most popular religious education schools. North Park University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 24 students earned a degree in religious education from this school. Read the full religious education report for North Park University
Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute Of Religion comes in at #7 for religious education this year. Located in the city of New York, Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute Of Religion is a private not-for-profit university. Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute Of Religion graduated around 22 religious education students in the most recent data year. Get the full religious education details for Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute Of Religion
Union Presbyterian Seminary landed the #8 spot among the most popular religious education schools. Located in the city of Richmond, Union Presbyterian Seminary is a private not-for-profit university. Union Presbyterian Seminary graduated around 19 religious education students in the most recent data year. Get the full religious education details for Union Presbyterian Seminary
Virginia Baptist College landed the #9 spot among the most popular religious education schools. Set in the town of Lawrenceburg, Virginia Baptist College is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 15 religious education degrees in the most recent year. See more about religious education at Virginia Baptist College
Azusa Pacific University landed the #10 spot among the most popular religious education schools. Located in the suburb of Azusa, Azusa Pacific University is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 13 students earned a degree in religious education from this school. See more about religious education at Azusa Pacific University
Jewish Theological Seminary Of America comes in at #11 for religious education this year. Located in the city of New York, Jewish Theological Seminary Of America is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 11 religious education degrees in the most recent year. Get the full religious education details for Jewish Theological Seminary Of America
Toccoa Falls College ranked #12 on our list of the most popular religious education schools. Set in the town of Toccoa Falls, Toccoa Falls College is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 9 students earned a degree in religious education from this school. See more about religious education at Toccoa Falls College
Trinity International University Illinois placed #13 for religious education by yearly graduations. Set in the suburb of Deerfield, Trinity International University Illinois is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 9 students earned a degree in religious education from this school. Read the full religious education report for Trinity International University Illinois
Campbellsville University placed #14 for religious education by yearly graduations. Set in the town of Campbellsville, Campbellsville University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 7 religious education degrees in the most recent year. See more about religious education at Campbellsville University
Fordham University placed #15 for religious education by yearly graduations. Fordham University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bronx. Fordham University graduated around 7 religious education students in the most recent data year. See more about religious education at Fordham University
Lee University placed #16 for religious education by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Cleveland, Lee University is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 7 students earned a degree in religious education from this school. Get the full religious education details for Lee University
Loyola University New Orleans ranked #17 on our list of the most popular religious education schools. Located in the city of New Orleans, Loyola University New Orleans is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 6 students earned a degree in religious education from this school. See more about religious education at Loyola University New Orleans
Andrews University placed #18 for religious education by yearly graduations. Andrews University is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of Berrien Springs. Andrews University graduated around 5 religious education students in the most recent data year. Read the full religious education report for Andrews University
Biola University comes in at #19 for religious education this year. Biola University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of La Mirada. This school awarded about 5 religious education degrees in the most recent year. Get the full religious education details for Biola University
Bethel University Minnesota landed the #20 spot among the most popular religious education schools. Set in the suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 4 students earned a degree in religious education from this school. Read the full religious education report for Bethel University Minnesota
Catholic University Of America comes in at #21 for religious education this year. Catholic University Of America is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington. Catholic University Of America graduated around 4 religious education students in the most recent data year. Get the full religious education details for Catholic University Of America
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary landed the #22 spot among the most popular religious education schools. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Louisville. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 3 students earned a degree in religious education from this school. Read the full religious education report for The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Amridge University comes in at #23 for religious education this year. Set in the city of Montgomery, Amridge University is a private not-for-profit institution. Amridge University graduated around 1 religious education students in the most recent data year. Read the full religious education report for Amridge University
John Carroll University placed #24 for religious education by yearly graduations. Located in the suburb of University Heights, John Carroll University is a private not-for-profit university. John Carroll University graduated around 1 religious education students in the most recent data year. Read the full religious education report for John Carroll University
Nazarene Bible College landed the #25 spot among the most popular religious education schools. Set in the city of Colorado Springs, Nazarene Bible College is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 1 religious education degrees in the most recent year. Read the full religious education report for Nazarene Bible College
This list is compiled by College Factual. The ranking reflects yearly graduations in the major, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS). Only schools offering the program in a mostly-online format are included in this online ranking.
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