A degree in christian studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #495 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for christian studies students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 723 degrees in christian studies to qualified students.
Your choice of christian studies 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 christian studies 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.
The christian studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Christian Studies Schools.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Best Schools for Christian Studies in the United States
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the christian studies degree levels they offer.
Every student who is interested in christian studies needs to take a look at Duke University. 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 11 christian studies students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent year we have data available.
Liberty University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in christian studies. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #352 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Liberty University is a great university overall.
There were roughly 23 christian studies students who graduated with this degree at Liberty University in the most recent data year.
University of Notre Dame is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in christian studies. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #20 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Notre Dame is a great university overall.
There were roughly 3 christian studies students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent data year.
Gordon College is a good option for students interested in a degree in christian studies. Located in the large suburb of Wenham, Gordon College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 45th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were roughly 11 christian studies students who graduated with this degree at Gordon College in the most recent data year.
Located in the large suburb of Langhorne, Cairn is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 92nd out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 3 christian studies students who graduated with this degree at Cairn in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Riverside, Cal Baptist is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 82nd out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 30 christian studies students who graduated with this degree at Cal Baptist in the most recent data year.
Whitworth is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Spokane. This university ranks 13th out of 51 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were approximately 9 christian studies students who graduated with this degree at Whitworth in the most recent data year.
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).
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Your choice of christian studies 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 christian studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
