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2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in the Southwest Region

31 Colleges
$30,830 Avg Salary
$22,372 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in the Southwest Region to see which 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

#1

Wayland Baptist University

Plainview, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Wayland Baptist University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for philosophy and religious studies students. Located in the remote town of Plainview, Wayland Baptist University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#2

Rice University

Houston, TX

The excellent programs at Rice University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best philosophy and religious studies schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#3

Baylor University

Waco, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baylor University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 31 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

University of Dallas

Irving, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Dallas. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Irving, UD is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas State is a very large public school located in the city of San Marcos.

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With a ranking of #7, Oklahoma Baptist University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy and religious studies students. OBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Shawnee.

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University of North Texas ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman.

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Southern Methodist University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 18
Texas 163
Oklahoma 33
New Mexico 1

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 26 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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