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2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

59 Colleges
$36,764 Avg Salary
$23,549 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Philosophy & Religious Studies 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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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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 59 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular 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.

Check out the philosophy and religious studies programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for philosophy and religious studies students. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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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. Located in the city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

American University

Washington, DC

Out of the 59 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Out of the 59 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Princeton University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Princeton.

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Jewish Theological Seminary of America did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for philosophy and religious studies students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of New York, Jewish Theological Seminary of America is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

New York University

New York, NY

New York University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for philosophy and religious studies students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Catholic University of America did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for philosophy and religious studies students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Fordham University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular philosophy and religious studies programs. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best philosophy and religious studies colleges 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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