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Most Popular Schools for Theology/Theological Studies Major & Degree Program

A program that focuses on the beliefs and doctrine of a particular religious faith from the intramural point of view of that faith. Includes instruction in systematic theology, historical theology, moral theology, doctrinal studies, dogmatics, apologetics, and applications to specific questions of ecclesiastical polity and religious life.


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Rank School Name Students % of Total Total On-Campus Cost
1 Liberty University 1,103 6% $40,075
2 Duke University 165 4% $74,339
3 Fuller Theological Seminary 141 26% N/A
4 Franciscan University of Steubenville 127 18% $39,200
5 Boston College 123 3% $73,092
6 Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary 115 40% $20,256
7 Sacred Heart Major Seminary 97 84% $36,475
8 Yeshivath Viznitz 91 100% $18,150
9 Harvard University 86 1% $71,650
10 University of Notre Dame 85 3% $71,801
11 Regent University 76 4% $29,763
12 Saint Leo University 76 2% $39,796
13 University of Saint Mary of the Lake 74 100% N/A
14 Rabbinical Seminary of America 71 86% $19,100
15 The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary 71 17% $30,783
16 Boston University 69 1% $72,618
17 Saint Joseph's College of Maine 62 10% $52,230
18 Western Seminary 62 32% N/A
19 Concordia Seminary 60 51% N/A
20 Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary 53 13% $18,587
21 Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global 53 1% $13,778
22 Holy Apostles College and Seminary 51 50% $22,220
23 Trinity International University-Illinois 49 14% $46,510
24 Catholic Distance University 49 96% $10,800
25 Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary 46 13% N/A
26 Rabbinical College of Ohr Shimon Yisroel 45 100% $18,500
27 Seattle Pacific University 44 3% $58,794
28 The Master's University and Seminary 42 10% $40,582
29 The Baptist College of Florida 39 44% $19,062
30 The University of America 36 25% $11,000
31 Moody Bible Institute 34 4% $27,080
32 Columbia Theological Seminary 34 52% N/A
33 Seton Hall University 33 1% $59,670
34 Palm Beach Atlantic University 31 4% $48,914
35 University of Chicago 31 1% $78,555
36 Houston Baptist University 31 4% $46,340
37 Vanderbilt University 31 1% $70,146
38 New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary 30 8% $18,320
39 Luther Seminary 30 34% N/A
40 University of Dallas 29 4% $57,352
41 Wheaton College 29 4% $49,300
42 Lincoln Christian University 29 15% $26,581
43 University of Northwestern-St Paul 28 5% $44,340
44 Warner University 28 8% $33,568
45 Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies 28 100% N/A
46 Princeton Theological Seminary 28 14% N/A
47 Yeshiva of Nitra Rabbinical College 28 100% $16,300
48 Emory University 27 1% $69,502
49 Colorado Christian University 27 2% $45,525
50 Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York 26 40% N/A
51 Hood Theological Seminary 26 100% N/A
52 The King's University 25 20% $16,218
53 Dallas Baptist University 25 2% $41,170
54 Luther Rice College & Seminary 24 13% $8,146
55 Asbury Theological Seminary 24 11% N/A
56 Calvin Theological Seminary 24 41% N/A
57 John Paul the Great Catholic University 24 27% $43,512
58 Newman University 23 5% $43,988
59 Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook 23 25% $39,170
60 Yale University 22 1% $73,900
61 Iliff School of Theology 22 37% N/A
62 Ohr Hameir Theological Seminary 22 100% $21,350
63 Santa Clara University 21 1% $71,778
64 Loyola Marymount University 21 1% $67,369
65 Southern Adventist University 20 3% $34,990
66 Faith International University 20 28% $8,775
67 Shepherds Theological Seminary 20 100% N/A
68 Villanova University 19 1% $70,728
69 Biola University 19 1% $56,956
70 Southern Methodist University 19 0% $74,737
71 Catholic University of America 19 1% $64,560
72 Grace Mission University 19 63% $4,040
73 Saint Meinrad School of Theology 18 30% N/A
74 Sh'or Yoshuv Rabbinical College 18 100% $19,560
75 Anderson University 17 3% $45,290
76 Campbellsville University 17 2% $39,586
77 Denver Seminary 17 10% N/A
78 Providence College 16 1% $67,300
79 Oakwood University 16 5% $38,762
80 Columbia International University 16 5% $36,150
81 Catholic Theological Union at Chicago 16 27% N/A
82 Pentecostal Theological Seminary 16 35% N/A
83 Oklahoma Wesleyan University 15 4% $40,306
84 Mount St. Mary's University 15 2% $57,125
85 Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago 15 38% N/A
86 Spring Arbor University 14 1% $41,400
87 Wesley Theological Seminary 14 16% N/A
88 Andover Newton Theological School 14 21% N/A
89 Covenant Theological Seminary 14 11% N/A
90 St John's University-New York 14 0% $61,408
91 Universidad Adventista de las Antillas 13 7% $18,070
92 Eastern University 13 2% $49,461
93 Saint Johns University 13 3% $57,809
94 Westminster Theological Seminary 13 14% N/A
95 Ave Maria University 13 5% $36,261
96 Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family 13 76% N/A
97 Vanguard University of Southern California 12 2% $48,800
98 Loyola University Chicago 12 0% $61,328
99 Carver Bible College 12 52% $25,000
100 Bethlehem College & Seminary 12 18% $13,360

This list indicates the number of students that completed the Theology/Theological Studies program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.