A degree in christian studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #495 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Christian Studies Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 829 degrees in christian studies to qualified students.
Your choice of christian studies 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 christian studies 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.
The christian studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Christian Studies Schools.
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Best Schools for Christian Studies in the United States
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the christian studies degree levels they offer.
Liberty University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in christian studies. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #265 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Liberty University is a great university overall.
There were about 37 christian studies students who graduated with this degree at Liberty University in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in christian studies has to look into California Baptist University. Located in the city of Riverside, Cal Baptist is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 66th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 23 christian studies students who graduated with this degree at Cal Baptist in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in christian studies has to take a look at Southwestern Assemblies of God University. Located in the suburb of Waxahachie, Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 32nd out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 94 christian studies students who graduated with this degree at Southwestern Assemblies of God University 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).
Your choice of christian studies 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 christian studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
