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2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate.

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Our analysis found Oregon State University to be the most popular school for philosophy and religious studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Oregon State is a very large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

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Our 2023 rankings named Institute of Buddhist Studies the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for philosophy and religious studies students working on their graduate certificate. Institute of Buddhist Studies is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

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Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for philosophy and religious studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Our 2023 rankings named Starr King School for Ministry the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for philosophy and religious studies students working on their graduate certificate. Starr King School for Ministry is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Berkeley.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fresno Pacific University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Institute of Integral Studies. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CIIS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the # 5 spot on the list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

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#5

Holy Names University

Oakland, CA

Out of the 13 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Holy Names University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Oakland, HNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best philosophy and religious studies schools 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 13 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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