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2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

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

With 228 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, philosophy and religious studies is the #23 most popular major in North Carolina.

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.

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 North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in North Carolina 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

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our analysis found Duke University to be the most popular school for philosophy and religious studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in North Carolina. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 60% of the philosophy and religious studies majors at the school.

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Out of the 4 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a very large student population.

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#2

Grace College of Divinity

Fayetteville, NC

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Grace College of Divinity helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular philosophy and religious studies schools in North Carolina. Grace College of Divinity is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular philosophy and religious studies schools in North Carolina. Located in the suburb of Wake Forest, SEBTS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Florida 73
Mississippi 14
Virginia 62
Tennessee 64
Georgia 70
South Carolina 11
Louisiana 15
Kentucky 9
Arkansas 3
Alabama 38

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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