2025 Best Theology Schools in Virginia

If you pursue a degree in theology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #127 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for theology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 1,269 degrees in theology to qualified students.

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• Best Overall Theology Schools List

Theology Rankings by Degree Level

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Theology Schools in Virginia list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Theology in Virginia

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the theology degree levels they offer.

Top Virginia Schools in Theology

1

Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1,173 Theology Degrees Awarded

8.9% Growth in Graduates

Liberty University is a good option for students interested in a degree in theology. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in theology from Liberty University

2

Regent University
Virginia Beach, VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

73 Theology Degrees Awarded

Regent University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in theology. Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Virginia Beach.More information about a degree in theology from Regent University

Best Theology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Theology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	715	182
North Carolina	710	290
Georgia	690	45
Tennessee	624	108
South Carolina	530	35
Kentucky	518	244
Mississippi	501	6
Alabama	500	21
Louisiana	489	56
Arkansas	466	11
West Virginia	410	33

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Rankings in Majors Related to Theology

One of 5 majors within the Theological & Ministerial Studies area of study, Theology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Theology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Divinity/Ministry	863
Other Theological & Ministerial Studies	4
Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies	2

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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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More about our data sources and methodologies.