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2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Religious Studies in Missouri

17 Colleges in Missouri
50 Bachelor's Degrees
$23,400 Avg Early-Career Salary
A bachelor's degree in religious studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #89 out of 338 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 17 schools in Missouri to determine which ones were the most popular for religious studies students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 50 bachelor's degrees in religious studies during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Religious Studies School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Religious Studies in Missouri The religion bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Religious Studies in Missouri ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of religious studies students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

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We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for religious studies.

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The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in religious studies.

10 Most Well Attended Schools for Religion Students Working on Their Bachelor's

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19 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Missouri State University - Springfield is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in religious studies. Missouri State is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

There were approximately 19 religious studies students who graduated with this degree at Missouri State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in religious studies from Missouri State University - Springfield

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9 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in religious studies has to take a look at University of Missouri - Columbia. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public university with a very large student population.

There were approximately 9 religious studies individuals who graduated with this degree at Mizzou in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in religious studies from University of Missouri - Columbia

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7 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Hannibal - LaGrange University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in religious studies. HLGU is a fairly small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Hannibal.

There were about 7 religious studies students who graduated with this degree at HLGU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in religious studies from Hannibal - LaGrange University

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5 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Washington University in St Louis is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in religious studies. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

There were roughly 5 religious studies students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in religious studies from Washington University in St Louis

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4 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, MBU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were about 4 religious studies individuals who graduated with this degree at MBU in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in religious studies from Missouri Baptist University

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Rockhurst University
Kansas City, MO
3 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Located in the city of Kansas City, Rockhurst is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were approximately 3 religious studies students who graduated with this degree at Rockhurst in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in religious studies from Rockhurst University

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1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Located in the distant town of Fulton, Westminster Fulton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

There were about 1 religious studies individuals who graduated with this degree at Westminster Fulton in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in religious studies from Westminster College Missouri

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Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO
1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. More information about a bachelor’s in religious studies from Saint Louis University

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Evangel University
Springfield, MO
1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Best Quality In MO
$23,400 Median Salary

Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Evangel is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in religious studies in Missouri.

There were approximately 1 religious studies students who graduated with this degree at Evangel in the most recent year we have data available.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the religion program report average early career income of $23,400.

More information about a bachelor’s in religious studies from Evangel University

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Webster University
Saint Louis, MO

Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Louis. More information about a bachelor’s in religious studies from Webster University

Best Religious Studies Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Religious Studies Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 210 115
Iowa 193 70
Kansas 175 25
Nebraska 174 9
South Dakota 142 9
North Dakota 141 9

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Religious Studies is one of 3 different types of Philosophy & Religious Studies programs to choose from.

Religion Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Religion/Religious Studies 38
Christian Studies 12

Related Major Annual Graduates
Philosophy 120
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies 8
General Philosophy & Religious Studies 2

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