2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Divinity/Ministry in Virginia

Divinity/Ministry is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #41 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the most popular for divinity/ministry students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 80 doctor's degrees in divinity/ministry to qualified students.

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More Ways to Rank Divinity/Ministry Schools

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 divinity/ministry.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Divinity/Ministry in Virginia

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in divinity/ministry.

Most Well Attended Schools for Divinity Studies Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Regent University
Virginia Beach, VA

80 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in divinity/ministry needs to look into Regent University. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, Regent 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 #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in divinity/ministry in Virginia. More information about a doctorate in divinity/ministry from Regent University

2

Union Presbyterian Seminary
Richmond, VA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Union Presbyterian Seminary is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in divinity/ministry. Union Presbyterian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Richmond. More information about a doctorate in divinity/ministry from Union Presbyterian Seminary

Best Divinity/Ministry Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Divinity/Ministry Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	219	12
North Carolina	190	42
Georgia	190	61
Tennessee	142	5
Louisiana	140	31
South Carolina	130	7
Alabama	129	14
Kentucky	115	45
Mississippi	96	1
Arkansas	73	2

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Divinity/Ministry Related Rankings by Major

One of 4 majors within the Theological & Ministerial Studies area of study, Divinity/Ministry has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Divinity Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Theology	112

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jonund. More about our data sources and methodologies.