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2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in the New England Region

19 Colleges
$37,528 Avg Salary
$23,363 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.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 19 schools in the New England 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for philosophy and religious studies majors pursuing a .

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the most popular school for philosophy and religious studies students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Yale University

New Haven, CT

The excellent programs at Yale University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best philosophy and religious studies schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Holy Apostles College and Seminary. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in the New England Region list. Holy Apostles College and Seminary is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Cromwell.

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#4

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boston College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in the New England Region list. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.

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#5

Hartford Seminary

Hartford, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hartford Seminary. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Hartford, Hartford Seminary is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Connecticut did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy and religious studies students. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular philosophy and religious studies programs. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Hebrew College

Newton Centre, MA

Hebrew College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the small city of Newton Centre, Hebrew College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#9

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in the New England Region list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

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#9

Brown University

Providence, RI

Brown University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in the New England Region ranking. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

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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 New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 128
Rhode Island 6
Connecticut 119

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 19 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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