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2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in California

36 Colleges
$30,148 Avg Salary
$16,587 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Philosophy & Religious Studies School for You

Philosophy & Religious Studies is the #28 most popular major in California with 317 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 36 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular 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 .

#1

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Biola University the most popular school in California for philosophy and religious studies students. Located in the large suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at Claremont School of Theology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best philosophy and religious studies schools in California. Claremont School of Theology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.

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#3

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Out of the 36 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#4

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

The excellent programs at San Francisco State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best philosophy and religious studies schools in California. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Santa Clara University is a great place for philosophy and religious studies students. Located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 36 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the # 5 spot on the list. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the city of Irvine.

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Claremont Graduate University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in California ranking. Located in the large suburb of Claremont, Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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California Institute of Integral Studies landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular philosophy and religious studies programs. CIIS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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University of California - Los Angeles came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in California ranking. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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With a ranking of #10, Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy and religious studies students. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, The Domincan School Berkeley is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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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 26 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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