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

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

With 324 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, philosophy and religious studies is the #26 most popular major in New York.

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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 New York ranking. This report analyzed 27 schools in New York 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 New York. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New York.

Of the 31 students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at The Graduate Center, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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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 New York list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 29% 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 Jewish Theological Seminary of America. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Jewish Theological Seminary of America is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 19 students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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#3

The New School

New York, NY

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

Of the 19 students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at New School University, 95% are male and 5% are female.

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#5

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fordham University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Fordham U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bronx.

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

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#6

New York University

New York, NY

New York 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. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Women make up 44% of the philosophy and religious studies majors at the school.

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#7

Touro College

New York, NY

Touro College 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. Touro is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Women make up 25% of the philosophy and religious studies majors at the school.

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#8

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree philosophy and religious studies programs. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

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#9

Yeshiva University

New York, NY

Yeshiva 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 #9 on the list. Located in the large city of New York, Yeshiva is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at the school are women while 60% are male.

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#10

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 25% of the philosophy and religious studies majors at the school.

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Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
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

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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