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2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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 the country with 3,136 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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The Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 58 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found The Graduate Center, CUNY to be the most popular school for philosophy and religious studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 48% of the philosophy and religious studies majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

About 29% of the students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at the school are women while 71% are male.

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#3

American University

Washington, DC

Out of the 58 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 58 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Jewish Theological Seminary of America landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, Jewish Theological Seminary of America is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 68% of the philosophy and religious studies majors at the school.

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#4

The New School

New York, NY

The in-demand master’s degree programs at The New School helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular philosophy and religious studies schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 5% of the philosophy and religious studies majors at the school.

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Catholic University of America ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 29% of the students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at the school are women while 71% are male.

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#7

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Princeton University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree philosophy and religious studies programs. Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Princeton.

Of the 13 students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at Princeton, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, George Washington University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy and religious studies students working on their master’s degree. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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

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With a ranking of #9, Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary - Overbrook 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 suburb of Wynnewood, Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary - Overbrook is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry 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. Located in the suburb of Ambridge, Trinity School for Ministry is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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

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Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best philosophy and religious studies schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 324
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

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 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).

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