Best Religious Studies Schools

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Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary is a Hasidic Jewish institution and the largest yeshiva in the western United States. Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad offers a bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts and Rabbinical Studies. The...

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As the oldest institution affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is a Christian academy dedicated to training students for ministry. All undergraduate students attend Southern Seminary’s Boyce...

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The Southern Seminary is truly serious about the Gospel. The stress the importance of academics. They also stress the importance of building community within the dorms.

” – Zach from Kentucky
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Founded by the Benedictine monks of Mount Angel Abbey, Mount Angel Seminary is a Roman Catholic seminary in northwest Oregon dedicated to training students for the priesthood. The oldest seminary in the western United States, Mount Angel consists of...

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Bais Medrash Toras Chesed is an Orthodox Jewish Yeshiva in southern New Jersey with a curriculum emphasizing ethical works and teachings. BMTC offers a Talmudic Studies program focused on the study of sacred texts in order to prepare students to...

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Yeshivath Zichron Moshe is an Orthodox Jewish yeshiva in the Catskills Region of New York State. Zichron Moshe offers a 5-year First Talmudic Degree curriculum that incorporates a Classical Talmudic Studies Degree. This program also includes Bible...

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Rabbinical College of America is a Chabad Lubavitch Hasidic Jewish yeshiva in northern New Jersey dedicated to training rabbis. The yeshiva offers a Rabbinical Ordination Program as well as a Jewish higher  education program for teachers and communal...

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New Saint Andrews College is a Christian liberal arts college with a Reformed perspective in western Idaho. New Saint Andrews offers a single bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts and Culture and every course is founded in a Christian worldview and...

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your very soul will be stretched and molded and right before it breaks it transforms something gloriously beautiful. you learn how to find joy and peace in the midst of intense trials. you truly understand what it is to live harmoniously with those...

” – Elisabeth from Elmwood, WI
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With a main campus a short drive from the Ohio River, Tri-State Bible College is a Biblically-centered Christian institution in southern Ohio with a focus on training students for Christian service. TSBC offers bachelor’s and master’s degrees in...

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Established in 1950, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary is a private, Christ-centered institution located in Wake Forest, North Carolina. SEBTS offers programs in over 40 fields of study, awarding MA, MDiv, PhD, DMin, and doctoral degrees, as...

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Be’er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary is an Orthodox Jewish yeshiva in southeast upstate New York. Be’er Yaakov confers degrees in Talmudic Studies with a focus on training future rabbis and community leaders. In addition to classroom space, the yeshiva...

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Yeshiva Karlin Stolin is a Jewish rabbinical school in Brooklyn. The school is home to a Talmudic and Rabbinical Studies program and utilizes the moral and ethical lessons of the Talmud to teach a Judaism-centered worldview. The yeshiva is open to...

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The Yeshiva of Far Rockaway Derech Ayson Rabbinical Seminary is an Orthodox Jewish yeshiva and rabbinical training institution in Queens. The yeshiva features a Talmudic Studies program and hosts a number of Musar Jewish lectures led by the rosh...

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Crowley’s Ridge College is a Christian liberal arts institution affiliated with the Churches of Christ. Although nominally a Christian school, CRC admits students of all faiths. CRC confers bachelor’s degrees in 11 fields of study including Biblical...

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With campus a short distance from the Hudson River, Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary is an Orthodox Jewish yeshiva in the New York City metro area. Kehilath Yakov offers a Talmudic Studies program dedicated to training future rabbis. The yeshiva...

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Itawamba Community College is a public, 2-year institution established in the state of Mississippi, with three campuses in Fulton, Belden, and Tupelo. Classes at ICC are provided during daytime, evening, and on the weekends in order to suit any...

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Founded by the Churches of Christ, Southwestern Christian College is an institution in the Dallas metro area centered upon Christian living. Southwestern Christian offers a bachelor’s degree in Religious Studies as well as two associate degrees in...

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Maple Springs Baptist Bible College and Seminary is an evangelical Christian institution in the Washington, DC, metro region. Maple Springs offers a bachelor’s degree program in Bible Studies and the seminary confers master’s degrees in Divinity...

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Rabbinical Academy Mesivta Rabbi Chaim Berlin is an Orthodox Jewish yeshiva in Brooklyn. Rabbi Chaim Berlin features a Talmudic Studies program available in undergraduate and graduate divisions. In addition to classes on the Talmud, the yeshiva...