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2024 Best Divinity/Ministry Schools in North Carolina

4 Colleges in North Carolina
444 Divinity Studies Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in divinity/ministry, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #113 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of divinity/ministry. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 444 degrees in divinity/ministry during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Divinity/Ministry School

Best Divinity/Ministry Schools in North Carolina Your choice of divinity/ministry school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for divinity/ministry schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Divinity/Ministry Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Divinity Studies
Bachelor's Degrees in Divinity Studies
Master's Degrees in Divinity Studies
Doctor's Degrees in Divinity Studies

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Divinity/Ministry Schools in North Carolina ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Divinity/Ministry in North Carolina

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the divinity studies degree levels they offer.

Top North Carolina Schools in Divinity Studies

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Duke University
Durham, NC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NC

Duke University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in divinity/ministry. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.

There were roughly 16 divinity/ministry students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year.

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Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NC

It's hard to beat Wake Forest University if you wish to pursue a degree in divinity/ministry. Wake Forest University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem. This university ranks 4th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were approximately 20 divinity/ministry students who graduated with this degree at Wake Forest University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Campbell University
Buies Creek, NC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NC

Campbell University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in divinity/ministry. Campbell is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the fringe town of Buies Creek. This university ranks 23rd out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were about 24 divinity/ministry students who graduated with this degree at Campbell in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NC

It is difficult to beat Piedmont International University if you want to pursue a degree in divinity/ministry. Piedmont International University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem.

There were approximately 28 divinity/ministry students who graduated with this degree at Piedmont International University in the most recent data year.

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Best Divinity/Ministry Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Divinity/Ministry Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Florida715466
Georgia690359
Virginia630851
Tennessee624171
South Carolina53087
Kentucky518429
Mississippi5014
Alabama50041
Louisiana489156
Arkansas46629

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One of 5 majors within the Theological & Ministerial Studies area of study, Divinity/Ministry has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Theology271
Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies8

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