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2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Master's Degree Schools in California

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

Philosophy & Religious Studies is the #28 most popular major in California with 317 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 33 schools in California to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

#1

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

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

About 17% of the students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at the school are women while 83% are male.

Full Philosophy & Religious Studies at Biola University Report

#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 California list. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 21% of the philosophy and religious studies majors at the school.

Full Philosophy & Religious Studies at San Francisco State University Report

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 California. Claremont School of Theology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.

Women make up 39% of the philosophy and religious studies majors at the school.

Full Philosophy & Religious Studies at Claremont School of Theology Report

#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 California list. Located in the midsize city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 65% of the philosophy and religious studies majors at the school.

Full Philosophy & Religious Studies at Santa Clara University Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology is a great place for philosophy and religious studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, The Domincan School Berkeley is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 8% of the philosophy and religious studies majors at the school.

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

#6

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University 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 #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at Stanford, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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California State University - Los Angeles 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 #7 on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a very large student population.

About 45% of the students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at the school are women while 55% are male.

Full Philosophy & Religious Studies at California State University - Los Angeles Report

California Institute of Integral Studies ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California list. CIIS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

Of the 10 students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at CIIS, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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University of California - Irvine ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine.

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

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With a ranking of #10, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy and religious studies students working on their master’s degree. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 7 students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at UCLA, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Full Philosophy & Religious Studies at University of California - Los Angeles Report

Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
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 27 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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