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2023 Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in California

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Finding the Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor's Degree School for You

Philosophy & Religious Studies is the #28 most popular major in California with 317 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in California to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for philosophy and religious studies majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top California Schools for a Doctorate in Philosophy & Religious Studies

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the best school in California for philosophy and religious studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UCSB is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Santa Barbara.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Riverside is a great place for philosophy and religious studies students working on their doctor’s degree. UCR is a fairly large public school located in the city of Riverside.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Santa Cruz. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 10
Oregon 11
Nevada 3
Hawaii 10

Philosophy & Religious Studies Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Religious Studies 1,769
Philosophy 1,220
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies 106
General Philosophy & Religious Studies 41

Related Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 18,379
Theology & Religious Vocations 17,287
English Language & Literature 9,566
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 4,163
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 2,680

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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