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

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

Philosophy & Religious Studies is the #18 most popular major in Connecticut with 119 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Connecticut ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Connecticut 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.

Our 2023 rankings named Holy Apostles College and Seminary the most popular school in Connecticut for philosophy and religious studies students working on their master’s degree. Holy Apostles College and Seminary is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Cromwell.

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

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#2

Yale University

New Haven, CT

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Yale University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular philosophy and religious studies schools in Connecticut. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 33 students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at Yale, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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#3

Hartford Seminary

Hartford, CT

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Hartford Seminary helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular philosophy and religious studies schools in Connecticut. Located in the midsize city of Hartford, Hartford Seminary is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 52% of the students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at the school are women while 48% are male.

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Out of the 6 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population.

About 44% of the students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at the school are women while 56% are male.

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#5

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Sacred Heart University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular philosophy and religious studies schools in Connecticut. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT

Out of the 6 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Wesleyan University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Wesleyan U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Middletown.

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 128
Rhode Island 6

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 6 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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