2024 Best Catholic Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools

Catholic Studiesbachelor's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #1086 out of the 1232 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for catholic studies students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 2 bachelor's degrees in catholic studies to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on catholic studies students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other catholic studies students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized catholic studies related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for catholic studies students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Catholic Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Catholic Studies in the United States

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in catholic studies.

Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Catholic Studies

1

College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, MA

1 Annual Graduates

College of the Holy Cross is a great choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in catholic studies. Holy Cross is a small private not-for-profit college located in the midsize city of Worcester.More information about a bachelor’s in catholic studies from College of the Holy Cross

2

DePaul University
Chicago, IL

1 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat DePaul University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in catholic studies. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in catholic studies from DePaul University

Catholic Studies by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Rankings in Majors Related to Catholic Studies

One of 9 majors within the Religious Studies area of study, Catholic Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Religion/Religious Studies	2,833
Christian Studies	338
Jewish Studies	296
Other Religion/Religious Studies	43
Islamic Studies	12

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.