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2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, philosophy and religious studies was ranked #28 in the country. In fact 3,136 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which doctor's degree 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Claremont School of Theology the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for philosophy and religious studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Claremont School of Theology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.

Of the 12 students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at Claremont School of Theology, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 30% of the philosophy and religious studies majors at the school.

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Out of the 19 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Claremont Graduate University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Claremont, Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 10% of the students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at the school are women while 90% are male.

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

Women make up 22% of the philosophy and religious studies majors at the school.

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Out of the 19 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 5 spot on the list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 7 students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at UCLA, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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Out of the 19 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the # 5 spot on the list. UCSB is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara.

About 29% of the students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at the school are women while 71% are male.

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California Institute of Integral Studies ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CIIS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

Of the 4 students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at CIIS, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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University of California - Berkeley came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

Women make up 75% of the philosophy and religious studies majors at the school.

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#9

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

With a ranking of #9, University of Oregon did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy and religious studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Eugene, UO is a public school with a very large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at the school are women while 33% are male.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for philosophy and religious studies students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at UW Seattle, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best philosophy and religious studies colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 317
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 19 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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