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2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

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Finding the Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Graduate Certificate School for You

With 324 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, philosophy and religious studies is the #26 most popular major in New York.

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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 New York ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in New York 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Columbia University in the City of New York to be the most popular school for philosophy and religious studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New York. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 88% of the philosophy and religious studies majors at the school.

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Out of the 9 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, The General Theological Seminary landed the # 2 spot on the list. GTS is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#3

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Out of the 9 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the # 3 spot on the list. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

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

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#4

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Syracuse.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rochester.

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#6

St. Bonaventure University

Saint Bonaventure, NY

St. Bonaventure University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for philosophy and religious studies students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. St. Bonaventure is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Saint Bonaventure.

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With a ranking of #6, The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy and religious studies students working on their graduate certificate. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

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#6

Queens College

Queens, NY

Queens College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. QC is a large public school located in the city of Queens.

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#6

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Fordham University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for philosophy and religious studies students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bronx.

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Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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

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 9 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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