2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies in Virginia

A doctor's degree in religion/religious studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #92 out of 815 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies in Virginia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 29 doctor's degrees in religion/religious studies during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Religion/Religious Studies School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in religion matters. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies in Virginia ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality religion/religious studies program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

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. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for religion/religious studies.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Religion/Religious Studies in Virginia

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in religion/religious studies.

Most Well Attended Schools for Religion Students Working on Their Doctorate

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Virginia University of Lynchburg
Lynchburg, VA

11 Annual Doctor's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Virginia University of Lynchburg is a popular choice for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in religion/religious studies. Virginia University of Lynchburg is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Lynchburg.

There were roughly 11 religion/religious studies students who graduated with this degree at Virginia University of Lynchburg in the most recent data year.

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Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA

9 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Liberty University is a popular decision for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in religion/religious studies. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in religion/religious studies in Virginia.

There were approximately 9 religion/religious studies individuals who graduated with this degree at Liberty University in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA

9 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Virginia - Main Campus is a popular option for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in religion/religious studies. University of Virginia is a very large public university located in the suburb of Charlottesville. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in religion/religious studies in Virginia.

There were approximately 9 religion/religious studies individuals who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in religion/religious studies from University of Virginia - Main Campus

Best Religion/Religious Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	219	8
North Carolina	190	12
Georgia	190	18
Tennessee	142	6
South Carolina	130	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to Religion

Religion/Religious Studies is one of 7 different types of Religious Studies programs to choose from.

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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