2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Religious Studies in South Carolina

If you plan on getting your master's degree in religious studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #120 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in South Carolina to determine which ones were the most popular for religious studies students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 5 master's degrees in religious studies during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

The religion master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Religious Studies in South Carolina 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. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for religious studies.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Religious Studies in South Carolina

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

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

1

Columbia International University
Columbia, SC

5 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Columbia International University if you want to pursue a master's degree in religious studies. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, CIU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

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

More information about a master’s in religious studies from Columbia International University

2

Charleston Southern University
Charleston, SC

Charleston Southern University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in religious studies. CSU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Charleston. More information about a master’s in religious studies from Charleston Southern University

2

Southern Wesleyan University
Central, SC

Southern Wesleyan University is a popular option for students pursuing a master's degree in religious studies. SWU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Central. More information about a master’s in religious studies from Southern Wesleyan University

2

University of South Carolina - Columbia
Columbia, SC

University of South Carolina - Columbia is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in religious studies. UofSC is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Columbia. More information about a master’s in religious studies from University of South Carolina - Columbia

Best Religious Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Religious Studies Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	206	42
Georgia	186	15
Virginia	175	9
North Carolina	167	100
Tennessee	156	25
Alabama	147	20
Louisiana	140	0
Kentucky	140	1
Mississippi	120	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to Religion

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

Religion Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Islamic Studies	5

Majors Similar to Religion

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Philosophy	1

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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