2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools
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Philosophy & Religious Studies is the #28 most popular major in the country with 3,136 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 315 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Philosophy & Religious Studies program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in the United States
Check out the philosophy and religious studies programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools in Philosophy & Religious Studies
Our 2023 rankings named Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary the most popular school in the United States for philosophy and religious studies students. Located in the suburb of Wake Forest, SEBTS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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The excellent programs at Biola University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best philosophy and religious studies schools in the United States. Biola is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of La Mirada.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Piedmont International University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools list. Piedmont International University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winston-Salem.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
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Yale University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular philosophy and religious studies programs. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Holy Apostles College and Seminary ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools list. Holy Apostles College and Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Cromwell.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular philosophy and religious studies programs. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.
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Emory University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Claremont School of Theology came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Claremont, Claremont School of Theology is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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Boston College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for philosophy and religious studies students. It came in at #12 on the list. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.
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Spertus College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
The New School ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools list. Located in the city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Duke University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for philosophy and religious studies students. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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Crown College landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular philosophy and religious studies programs. Located in the rural area of Saint Bonifacius, Crown is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Northern Baptist Theological Seminary ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools list. Northern Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lisle.
Hartford Seminary did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for philosophy and religious studies students. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the city of Hartford, Hartford Seminary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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American University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools list. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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Georgia State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for philosophy and religious studies students. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public college with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #20, Friends University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy and religious studies students. Friends University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Wichita.
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Princeton University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools ranking. Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Princeton.
Stanford University ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools list. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.
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Vanderbilt University ranked #24 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools list. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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Jewish Theological Seminary of America landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular philosophy and religious studies programs. Located in the large city of New York, Jewish Theological Seminary of America is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Rest of the Top Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools
Remaining Award Winners
This list shows the rest of the schools awarded a Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 315 different United States philosophy and religious studies schools we analyzed.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary - Overbrook | Wynnewood, PA |
| 47 | University of California - Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA |
| 47 | Georgetown University | Washington, DC |
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 54 | Texas State University | San Marcos, TX |
| 54 | Chicago Theological Seminary | Chicago, IL |
| 54 | University of Dallas | Irving, TX |
| 54 | University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN |
| 54 | Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology | Berkeley, CA |
| 54 | Boston University | Boston, MA |
| 60 | George Washington University | Washington, DC |
| 60 | Loyola University Chicago | Chicago, IL |
| 60 | Tulane University of Louisiana | New Orleans, LA |
| 60 | Spring Hill College | Mobile, AL |
| 60 | Marquette University | Milwaukee, WI |
| 60 | Franciscan University of Steubenville | Steubenville, OH |
| 60 | University of Kansas | Lawrence, KS |
| 60 | Mount Vernon Nazarene University | Mount Vernon, OH |
| 60 | Oklahoma Baptist University | Shawnee, OK |
Philosophy & Religious Studies by Region
View the Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a specific region near you.
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| Southeast |
| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
| Plains States |
| Middle Atlantic |
| Far Western US |
| Southwest |
| Great Lakes |
Philosophy & Religious Studies Related Majors
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 25 schools only.
- 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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