96 PhD programmes in Theology and Religious Studies in United States

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 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 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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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 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.

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

Are you ready to elevate your ministry impact and leadership skills? The Ministry (Online) program from Indiana Wesleyan University may be for you.

The graduate program in Religious Studies at the University of Pennsylvania offers unique research opportunities for students to become first class scholars, teachers and expositors in the field.

The Religion program is a cooperative program between the Departments of Religion at Columbia University, Barnard College, and Union Theological Seminary. 

The Department for the Study of Religion at the University of California, Riverside offers a focused Religious Studies graduate program that is designed to train advanced students in the critical study of religious traditions through close study with our faculty.

Designed to prepare tomorrow's leaders in the field of religious education, the Theology and Education Ph.D. curriculum at Boston College is an expression of practical theology.

At the Florida State University, we offer our graduate students a phd degree in American Religious History.

Has God called you to ministry as a chaplain leader? Regent University’s Doctor of Ministry – Chaplain Ministry and Leadership gives you the tools to fulfill that call.

Emory University’s Graduate Division of Religion (GDR) is a unit of the Laney Graduate School and draws on the resources of the Department of Religion in Emory College and Candler School of Theology.

Church musicians serve congregations faithfully throughout the United States and beyond. While continuing education events are numerous, few programs exist for church musicians that allow them to retune their vocation in the context of the changing demands of the music ministry. We offer a Pastoral Music degree at Southern Methodist University.