If you pursue a degree in theology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #127 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 92 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Theology Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 6,253 degrees in theology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of theology 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 theology 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.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Theology Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the theology degree levels they offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Fuller Theological Seminary is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in theology. Located in the midsize city of Pasadena, Fuller is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
There were about 154 theology students who graduated with this degree at Fuller in the most recent year we have data available.
Duke University is a good option for students interested in a degree in theology. Located in the large 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 colleges nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.
There were roughly 160 theology students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year.
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in theology. MBTS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kansas City.
There were about 217 theology students who graduated with this degree at MBTS in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in theology has to check out University of Notre Dame. Located in the large 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 approximately 122 theology students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Yale is a great university overall.
There were about 15 theology students who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Emory is a great university overall.
There were roughly 22 theology students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent year we have data available.
Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
There were roughly 34 theology students who graduated with this degree at Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UChicago is a great university overall.
There were roughly 84 theology students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent year we have data available.
Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Cambridge. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.
There were about 64 theology students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent year we have data available.
SEU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Lakeland. This university ranks 12th out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were approximately 10 theology students who graduated with this degree at SEU 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 theology 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 theology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
