During the study, the analytical and bibliographic method was applied to study the scientific literature on cultural and religious education and a questionnaire survey to practically investigate individual aspects of the cultural and religious component in higher education. As a result of the study, we have been studied the opinions of scholars concerning individual problematic issues and the significance of the cultural and religious component in higher education; the viewpoints of students and professionals, performing scientific and pedagogical activities in the sphere of religious studies, on the influence and role of spiritual culture on the level of cultural and aesthetic development of students.