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Forbes Advisor: CIU鈥檚 Online Doctorate in Theology Options are best in the U.S.

Doug Smith receives his doctorate from 蜜桃视频 Executive Vice President Dr. Rick Christman.

March 27, 2024

Forbes Advisor ranks 蜜桃视频 #1 in the nation for Doctorate in Theology Online Options. 听

In making their assessment, the editors at Forbes Advisor note that CIU鈥檚 鈥渢heology Ph.D. program is fully remote and accredited by the (ATS). Full-time students can earn their degree in roughly 36 months.鈥

The degree is offered through CIU鈥檚 Seminary & School of Counseling.

The mostly asynchronous program enables students to learn on their own schedule. However, it also includes a synchronous component that involves a two-hour discussion group session. These discussion groups occur five to eight times per semester.

Forbes Advisor ranked six accredited, nonprofit colleges that offer online doctoral degrees in theology using 15 data points in the categories of credibility, affordability, student outcomes and student experience. The data for these categories were pulled from reliable resources such as the听; private, third-party data sources; and individual school and program websites.

Dr. David Croteau, dean of the CIU Seminary & School of Counseling, is not surprised by the ranking.

鈥淥ur innovative curricular design has been attractive to many students and has yielded results better than expected,鈥 Croteau said. 鈥淪tudent satisfaction is high and we have been overwhelmed with the response.鈥

Concentrations include Biblical Studies, Practical Theology and Theological Studies.

Doug Smith, who received his Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from 蜜桃视频 in December, is a teacher at in Abington, Virginia. He said his studies gave him 鈥渁 lot more depth as a researcher and communicator 鈥 as I look forward to serve people, especially those who want to delve into the biblical languages to better know God鈥檚 Word.鈥

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