Religious Education

A program that focuses on the theory and practice of providing educational services to members of faith communities, within the context of a particular religion, and that prepares individuals to serve as religious educators. Includes instruction in planning and teaching lessons, organizing and supervising instructional activities, designing and developing instructional materials, and administering religious education programs and facilities.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 81 institutions across the United States, with a total of 3556 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

609

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

425

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

115

degrees awarded

Other Awards

2,371

awards given

Top Schools for Religious Education

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ	1,086
2	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	189
3	Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville, OH	186
4	New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary New Orleans, LA	120
5	Wheaton College Wheaton, IL	111
6	Crown College Saint Bonifacius, MN	99
7	University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg, KY	96
8	Moody Bible Institute Chicago, IL	84
9	Yeshiva Gedolah Imrei Yosef D'spinka Brooklyn, NY	72
10	Trinity International University-Illinois Deerfield, IL	66
11	Dallas Baptist University Dallas, TX	63
12	Mount Vernon Nazarene University Mount Vernon, OH	60
13	Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Kansas City, MO	60
14	The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville, KY	54
15	Princeton Theological Seminary Princeton, NJ	54
16	Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion New York, NY	51
17	Lee University Cleveland, TN	49
18	Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Wake Forest, NC	48
19	Veritas Baptist College Lawrenceburg, IN	48
20	North Park University Chicago, IL	48
21	Wesley Theological Seminary Washington, DC	48
22	Concordia University-Nebraska Seward, NE	45
23	Biola University La Mirada, CA	42
24	Jewish Theological Seminary of America New York, NY	42
25	Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA	36
26	Bethel University Saint Paul, MN	33
27	Messiah University Mechanicsburg, PA	33
28	Toccoa Falls College Toccoa Falls, GA	33
29	Grace Christian University Wyoming, MI	33
30	Benedictine College Atchison, KS	30
31	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	24
32	Universidad Teologica del Caribe Trujillo Alto, PR	24
33	University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN	24
34	Hebrew College Newton, MA	21
35	Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global Marion, IN	21
36	HJ International Graduate School for Peace and Public Leadership New York, NY	21
37	Cedarville University Cedarville, OH	18
38	Union Presbyterian Seminary Richmond, VA	18
39	Fordham University Bronx, NY	18
40	Lindsey Wilson College Columbia, KY	18
41	Cornerstone University Grand Rapids, MI	18
42	Huntsville Bible College Huntsville, AL	18
43	Concordia University Texas Austin, TX	18
44	The Catholic University of America Washington, DC	15
45	Concordia University-Chicago River Forest, IL	15
46	Bryan College-Dayton Dayton, TN	15
47	Universidad Pentecostal Mizpa Rio Piedras, PR	12
48	Wesley Biblical Seminary Ridgeland, MS	12
49	Carolina College of Biblical Studies Fayetteville, NC	12
50	Erskine College Due West, SC	12
51	Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO	9
52	Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary Evanston, IL	9
53	Shaw University Raleigh, NC	9
54	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	9
55	Dallas Theological Seminary Dallas, TX	9
56	Trinity International University-Florida Miami, FL	9
57	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro San Juan, PR	9
58	Northwestern College Orange City, IA	9
59	Felician University Lodi, NJ	9
60	Asbury University Wilmore, KY	9
61	Boise Bible College Boise, ID	6
62	Nazarene Bible College Colorado Springs, CO	6
63	Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion Marion, IN	6
64	Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary Ankeny, IA	6
65	Campbellsville University Campbellsville, KY	6
66	Central Christian College of the Bible Moberly, MO	6
67	Carolina Christian College Winston Salem, NC	6
68	Columbia International University Columbia, SC	6
69	University of Dallas Irving, TX	6
70	Faith International University Tacoma, WA	6
71	Wayland Baptist University Plainview, TX	3
72	Southern Adventist University Collegedale, TN	3
73	Morris College Sumter, SC	3
74	Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	3
75	Allegheny Wesleyan College Salem, OH	3
76	Faith Theological Seminary and Christian College Tampa, FL	3
77	Eastern Nazarene College Quincy, MA	3
78	Marian University Indianapolis, IN	3
79	Amridge University Montgomery, AL	3
80	Columbia Theological Seminary Decatur, GA	3
81	Regent University Virginia Beach, VA	3