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2023 Most Popular 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.

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The Most Popular 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 16 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for philosophy and religious studies majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Claremont School of Theology the most popular school in California 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 suburb of Claremont.

Women make up 25% of the philosophy and religious studies majors at the school.

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#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Stanford University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular philosophy and religious studies schools in California. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 30% of the students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at the school are women while 70% are male.

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Out of the 16 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Claremont Graduate University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Claremont, Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at Claremont Graduate University, 90% are male and 10% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Irvine helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular philosophy and religious studies schools in California. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

About 22% of the students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at the school are women while 78% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UCSB is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara.

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

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular philosophy and religious studies schools in California. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 29% of the philosophy and religious studies majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy and religious studies students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

About 75% of the students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at the school are women while 25% are male.

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California Institute of Integral Studies landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree philosophy and religious studies programs. CIIS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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

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University of California - San Diego landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree philosophy and religious studies programs. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#10

University of the West

Rosemead, CA

University of the West came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the suburb of Rosemead, UWest is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 50% of the philosophy and religious studies majors at the school.

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

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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 16 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).

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