106 PhD programmes in Theology and Religious Studies in North America

Students in this program at Stanford University declare an area of specialization in a particular period, topic, or corpus of materials, usually within one of the subfields into which Religious Studies is often divided (in most cases according to religious traditions), which are themselves distributed over the following broad areas, geographical or historical.

The Ph.D. in Moral Theology and Ethics at the Catholic University of America represents an achievement in theological scholarship and research. 

The Department of Classics and Religious Studies (sector: Religious Studies) at the University of Ottawa focuses on the study of the religious phenomenon through teaching and research in the same manner and on the same level as any other category of facts accessible to human experience and observation.

The Religious Studies program at University of Alberta is an interdisciplinary program within the Department of History, Classics, and Religion and offers programs leading to the degrees of Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy.

Regent University’s Doctor of Strategic Leadership (DSL) in Ecclesial Leadership will teach you the theology and philosophy of the Church, as well as its organizational design.

A Doctor of Ministry degree at Lipscomb University expresses the culmination of your theological training. As a terminal degree in our field, the D.Min. is best understood as a professional doctorate for ministry practitioners.  

The Department of Religious Studies' doctoral program at The University of Iowa prepares students to become specialists in the study and teaching of religion and in the dissemination of new knowledge in religious studies and related fields.  

The Religious Studies programme offered by University of Waterloo develops advanced expertise in religious traditions, belief systems, and cultural interpretation.

The Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling & Psychological Studies – Biblical Counseling at Regent University prepares you for a career in the areas of mental health counseling, research, education, and psychological science. 

One of the first graduate programs in Religious Studies in Canada, McMaster University has been a leading center for the scholarly study of religion for nearly six decades.

The Doctor of Ministry is a professional doctorate offering students advanced theological and pastoral formation for competent and effective pastoral ministry. We offer a Spirituality degree at the Catholic University of America.

The Doctor of Philosophy in Systematic Theology at Catholic University of America represents an achievement in theological scholarship and research.

The doctoral program in Theology at Boston College has as its goal the formation of theologians who intellectually excel in the church, the academy, and society. It is confessional in nature, and envisions theology as "faith seeking understanding."

The Religious Studies program at Northwestern University is highly flexible and profoundly interdisciplinary. All students take courses both within and outside the department, most choose at least one dissertation adviser from another department, and many students take one qualifying examination in another discipline. 

The program at University of California, Davis offers advanced opportunities in the Study of Religion. Students receive classical training in the literatures of particular religious traditions, and they are encouraged to understand these traditions at the intersection of contemporary thematic and regional phenomena. 

The Doctor of Theology from Agora University aims to develop advanced theological researchers trained in the theological discourse of Eastern Christian traditions, preparing future leaders in interdisciplinary domains

The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree program at Boston University is offered to students wishing to enhance their knowledge and competence in teaching and research and to contribute to scholarship in a specialized area of Theological Studies.

Sometimes answering the call can be interrupted by the everyday challenges of serving a church, which is why Perkins School of Theology from Southern Methodist University offers its highly acclaimed Doctor of Ministry degree. 

Do you desire to help others overcome the pain associated with loss? The Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling & Psychological Studies – Grief Counseling at Regent University prepares you for a career in mental health counseling, research, education, and psychological science. 

In light of the need for intercultural and interreligious understanding, and in light of the related challenges to religious studies and theology, the Department at Georgetown University offers a doctoral program which focuses on the phenomenon of religious pluralism as it impacts Theological and Religious Studies.