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2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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 the country with 3,136 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.

Check out the philosophy and religious studies graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for philosophy and religious studies students working on their graduate certificate. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

About 88% of the students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at the school are women while 13% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - Baltimore is a great place for philosophy and religious studies students working on their graduate certificate. UMB is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Baltimore.

Of the 6 students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at UMB, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary - Overbrook. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Wynnewood, Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary - Overbrook is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 18 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The General Theological Seminary landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, GTS is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#5

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stony Brook University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#6

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate philosophy and religious studies programs. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate philosophy and religious studies programs. Located in the city of Rochester, Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, George Washington University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy and religious studies students working on their graduate certificate. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#8

Gratz College

Melrose Park, PA

With a ranking of #8, Gratz College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy and religious studies students working on their graduate certificate. Gratz College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Melrose Park.

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Bryn Athyn College of the New Church came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Bryn Athyn College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bryn Athyn.

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Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best philosophy and religious studies colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 324
Pennsylvania 122
Maryland 54
New Jersey 584
District of Columbia 68

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 18 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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