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2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in the New England 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the most popular school in the New England Region for philosophy and religious studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 65% of the students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at the school are women while 35% are male.

Full Philosophy & Religious Studies at Harvard University Report

#2

Hartford Seminary

Hartford, CT

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Hartford Seminary helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular philosophy and religious studies schools in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of Hartford, Hartford Seminary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

Full Philosophy & Religious Studies at Hartford Seminary Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Philosophy & Religious Studies at University of Connecticut Report

#4

Bentley University

Waltham, MA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Bentley University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular philosophy and religious studies schools in the New England Region . Located in the small city of Waltham, Bentley is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Philosophy & Religious Studies at Bentley University

Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best philosophy and religious studies schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 128
Rhode Island 6
Connecticut 119

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 4 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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