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2023 Most Popular 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.

The Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in the New England Region 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.

Check out the philosophy and religious studies doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the most popular school in the New England Region for philosophy and religious studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 46% of the philosophy and religious studies majors at the school.

Full Philosophy & Religious Studies at Harvard University Report

#2

Yale University

New Haven, CT

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Yale University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular philosophy and religious studies schools in the New England Region . Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a 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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#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular 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.

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

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#4

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Out of the 8 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.

Of the 7 students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at Boston College, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

Of the 5 students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at MIT, 80% are male and 20% are female.

Full Philosophy & Religious Studies at Massachusetts Institute of Technology Report

#6

Brown University

Providence, RI

With a ranking of #6, Brown University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy and religious studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

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

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University of Connecticut came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Philosophy & Religious Studies at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Colleges by State

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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 8 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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