by our College Data Analytics TeamIn 2024, College Factual analyzed 17 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Religion/Religious Studies Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 181 doctor's degrees in religion/religious studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The religion doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality religion program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for religion/religious studies students working on their doctor's degree.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Religion/Religious Studies Doctor's Degree Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in religion/religious studies.
Emory University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in religion/religious studies. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Atlanta.More information about a doctorate in religion/religious studies from Emory University
Duke University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in religion/religious studies. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Durham.More information about a doctorate in religion/religious studies from Duke University
It is difficult to beat University of Pennsylvania if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in religion/religious studies. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia.More information about a doctorate in religion/religious studies from University of Pennsylvania
Vanderbilt University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in religion/religious studies. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in religion/religious studies from Vanderbilt University
Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a doctorate in religion/religious studies from Columbia University in the City of New York
Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in religion/religious studies from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
UCSB is a very large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara.More information about a doctorate in religion/religious studies from University of California - Santa Barbara
Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in religion/religious studies from University of Virginia - Main Campus
Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in religion/religious studies from Boston University
Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in religion/religious studies from University of Southern California
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One of 9 majors within the Religious Studies area of study, Religion/Religious Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Jewish Studies | 14 |
| Other Religion/Religious Studies | 4 |
| Islamic Studies | 3 |
