2025 Best Theology & Religious Vocations Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio

Theology & Religious Vocationsbachelor's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #28 out of the 38 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Theology & Religious Vocations Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 292 bachelor's degrees in theology & religious vocations to qualified students.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to theology & religious vocations students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of theology & religious vocations students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt theology & religious vocations students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized theology & religious vocations related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for theology & religious vocations students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Theology & Religious Vocations Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Theology & Religious Vocations Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Theology & Religious Vocations in Ohio

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in theology & religious vocations.

Top Ohio Schools for a Bachelor's in Theology & Religious Vocations

1

Franciscan University of Steubenville
Steubenville, OH

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

132 Annual Graduates

Franciscan University of Steubenville is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in theology & religious vocations. Located in the small city of Steubenville, Franciscan U is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in theology & religious vocations from Franciscan University of Steubenville

2

Cedarville University
Cedarville, OH

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

60 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in theology & religious vocations has to check out Cedarville University. Cedarville is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Cedarville.More information about a bachelor’s in theology & religious vocations from Cedarville University

Best Theology & Religious Vocations Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Theology & Religious Vocations Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	35	134
Illinois	34	730
Indiana	33	300
Wisconsin	31	35

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Theology & Religious Vocations Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Theological & Ministerial Studies	124
Biblical Studies	54
Religious Education	53
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)	25
Sacred Music	16
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	13
Missionary Studies	7

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Social Sciences	3,839
Communication & Journalism	3,037
English Language & Literature	1,151
History	734
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	711
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	685
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	643
Philosophy & Religious Studies	361
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	242

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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