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2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in California

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Finding the Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Graduate Certificate 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.

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 California ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in California to see which graduate certificate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for philosophy and religious studies majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

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

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Our analysis found Institute of Buddhist Studies to be the most popular school for philosophy and religious studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. Institute of Buddhist Studies is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

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Our analysis found Starr King School for Ministry to be the most popular school for philosophy and religious studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. 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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#4

Holy Names University

Oakland, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Holy Names University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the city of Oakland, HNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 10 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the # 4 spot on the list. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Claremont Graduate University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular philosophy and religious studies schools in California. Located in the suburb of Claremont, Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Fresno Pacific University is a great place for philosophy and religious studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Simpson University

Redding, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Simpson University is a great place for philosophy and religious studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Redding, Simpson U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular philosophy and religious studies schools in California. UCLA is a very 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 #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. CIIS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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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 10 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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