2024 Best Religion/Religious Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

a doctor's degree in religion/religious studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #99 out of 862 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for religion/religious studies students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 10 doctor's degrees in religion/religious studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to religion/religious studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other religion/religious studies students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor'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 religion/religious studies related body.

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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Religion/Religious Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Religion/Religious Studies in North Carolina

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in religion/religious studies.

Top North Carolina Schools for a Doctorate in Religion

1

Duke University
Durham, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Duke University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in religion/religious studies. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in religion/religious studies from Duke University

2

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in religion/religious studies. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Chapel Hill.More information about a doctorate in religion/religious studies from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Best Religion/Religious Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Religion/Religious Studies Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	217	8
Georgia	190	17
Virginia	182	16
Tennessee	150	5
South Carolina	135	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Religion

Religion/Religious Studies is one of 9 different types of Religious Studies programs to choose from.

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).
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