2024 Best Religion/Religious Studies Schools in Virginia

If you plan on majoring in religion/religious studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #189 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Religion/Religious Studies Schools in Virginia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 907 degrees in religion/religious studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Best Schools for Religion/Religious Studies in Virginia

The schools below may not offer all types of religion degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Virginia Schools in Religion

1

University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

66 Religion Degrees Awarded

15.2% Growth in Graduates

University of Virginia - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in religion/religious studies. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in religion/religious studies from University of Virginia - Main Campus

2

Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

778 Religion Degrees Awarded

2.3% Growth in Graduates

Liberty University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in religion/religious studies. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Lynchburg.More information about a degree in religion/religious studies from Liberty University

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	715	141
North Carolina	710	204
Georgia	690	76
Tennessee	624	79
South Carolina	530	64
Kentucky	518	32
Mississippi	501	4
Alabama	500	74
Louisiana	489	2
Arkansas	466	6
West Virginia	410	31

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Religion/Religious Studies Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Majors Related to Religion

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Christian Studies	37
Other Religion/Religious Studies	17

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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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