2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies in the Southwest Region

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 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 26 doctor's degrees in religion/religious studies to qualified students.

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

The religion doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies in the Southwest Region 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. 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.

More Ways to Rank Religion/Religious Studies Schools

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 religion/religious studies.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Religion/Religious Studies in the Southwest Region

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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Baylor University
Waco, TX

7 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In TX

#2 Best Quality In TX

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in religion/religious studies has to take a look at Baylor University. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Waco. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in religion/religious studies in Texas.

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

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1

Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX

7 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in religion/religious studies has to check out Southern Methodist University. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Dallas.

There were approximately 7 religion/religious studies students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in religion/religious studies from Southern Methodist University

3

Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, AZ

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In AZ

#1 Best Quality In AZ

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in religion/religious studies needs to look into Arizona State University - Tempe. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in religion/religious studies in Arizona.

There were about 5 religion/religious studies individuals who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in religion/religious studies from Arizona State University - Tempe

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Rice University
Houston, TX

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

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

There were about 5 religion/religious studies students who graduated with this degree at Rice in the most recent data year.

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The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Most Popular In TX

#1 Best Quality In TX

UT Austin is a very large public university located in the city of Austin. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in religion/religious studies in Texas.

There were approximately 2 religion/religious studies students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in religion/religious studies from The University of Texas at Austin

Best Religion/Religious Studies Colleges by State

Explore the most popular religion/religious studies schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	298	14
Arizona	165	4

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Religion/Religious Studies Related Rankings by Major

One of 7 majors within the Religious Studies area of study, Religion/Religious Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

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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