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Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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

Philosophy & Religious Studies is the #25 most popular major in District of Columbia with 68 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in District of Columbia 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 District of Columbia.

#1

American University

Washington, DC

Our analysis found American University to be the most popular school for philosophy and religious studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 29% of the philosophy and religious studies majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means George Washington University is a great place for philosophy and religious studies students working on their master’s degree. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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

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#4

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Georgetown University is a great place for philosophy and religious studies students working on their master’s degree. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

About 57% of the students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at the school are women while 43% are male.

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 324
Pennsylvania 122
Maryland 54
New Jersey 584

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 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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