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2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, philosophy and religious studies was ranked #28 in the country. In fact 3,136 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 46 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 master's degree.

#1

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Biola University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for philosophy and religious studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 17% of the philosophy and religious studies majors at the school.

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#2

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at SFSU, 79% are male and 21% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Claremont School of Theology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular philosophy and religious studies schools in the Far Western US Region . Claremont School of Theology is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.

Of the 18 students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at Claremont School of Theology, 61% are male and 39% are female.

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#4

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Clara University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at SCU, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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Out of the 46 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, The Domincan School Berkeley is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at The Domincan School Berkeley, 92% are male and 8% are female.

Full Philosophy & Religious Studies at Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology Report

#6

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

With a ranking of #6, Stanford University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy and religious studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at the school are women while 67% are male.

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California State University - Los Angeles landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree philosophy and religious studies programs. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 45% of the philosophy and religious studies majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #8, California Institute of Integral Studies did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy and religious studies students working on their master’s degree. CIIS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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

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University of California - Irvine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for philosophy and religious studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

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

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University of California - Riverside did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for philosophy and religious studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UCR is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Riverside.

Of the 7 students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at UCR, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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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 Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 317
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 26 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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