2024 Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Doctor's Degree Schools

Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #78 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 10 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 230 doctor's degrees in theology & religious vocations (other) during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) School for Your Doctor's Degree

The religious vocations doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality religious vocations program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 theology & religious vocations (other) students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other theology & religious vocations (other) 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.
• Student Debt - How much debt theology & religious vocations (other) students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized theology & religious vocations (other) related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for theology & religious vocations (other) students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Doctor's Degree Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) in the United States

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in theology & religious vocations (other).

10 Top Schools for a Doctorate in Religious Vocations

1

Biola University
La Mirada, CA

26 Annual Graduates

$76,225 Median Starting Salary

Biola University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in theology & religious vocations (other). Located in the large suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.

Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) doctor's degree recipients from Biola University get an earnings boost of approximately $18,240 over the average income of theology & religious vocations (other) majors.

More information about a doctorate in theology & religious vocations (other) from Biola University

1

Catholic University of America
Washington, DC

16 Annual Graduates

$68,035 Median Starting Salary

Catholic University of America is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in theology & religious vocations (other). Located in the city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Doctorate recipients from the theology & religious vocations (other) degree program at Catholic University of America get $10,050 more than the average college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

More information about a doctorate in theology & religious vocations (other) from Catholic University of America

2

Columbia International University
Columbia, SC

1 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Columbia International University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in theology & religious vocations (other). Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, CIU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in theology & religious vocations (other) from Columbia International University

3

Concordia Theological Seminary
Fort Wayne, IN

10 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in theology & religious vocations (other) needs to take a look at Concordia Theological Seminary. Concordia Theological Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Wayne.More information about a doctorate in theology & religious vocations (other) from Concordia Theological Seminary

4

George Fox University
Newberg, OR

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in theology & religious vocations (other) has to take a look at George Fox University. Located in the fringe town of Newberg, GFU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in theology & religious vocations (other) from George Fox University

5

Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Cambridge.More information about a doctorate in theology & religious vocations (other) from Harvard University

5

Multnomah University
Portland, OR

3 Annual Graduates

Multnomah University is a fairly small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Portland.More information about a doctorate in theology & religious vocations (other) from Multnomah University

6

Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global
Marion, IN

1 Annual Graduates

Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in theology & religious vocations (other) from Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global

6

Ashland University
Ashland, OH

9 Annual Graduates

Ashland is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Ashland.More information about a doctorate in theology & religious vocations (other) from Ashland University

7

Denver Seminary
Littleton, CO

Located in the large suburb of Littleton, Denver Seminary is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.More information about a doctorate in theology & religious vocations (other) from Denver Seminary

Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) by Region

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Region
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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
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Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) Related Rankings by Major

Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) is one of 7 different types of Theology & Religious Vocations programs to choose from.

Religious Vocations Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)	230

Majors Similar to Religious Vocations

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Theological & Ministerial Studies	1,586
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	254
Missionary Studies	104
Religious Education	81
Biblical Studies	73
Sacred Music	28

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.