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2023 Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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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 the country with 3,136 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the New England Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top New England Region Schools for a Doctorate in Philosophy & Religious Studies

#1

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Boston College the best school in the New England Region for philosophy and religious studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.

Full Philosophy & Religious Studies at Boston College Report

#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best philosophy and religious studies schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Full Philosophy & Religious Studies at Boston University Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Massachusetts Amherst helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best philosophy and religious studies schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Philosophy & Religious Studies at University of Massachusetts Amherst

Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best philosophy and religious studies schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 128
Rhode Island 6
Connecticut 119

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

Majors Similar to Philosophy & Religious Studies

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 3 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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