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2023 Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Graduate Certificate School for You

Philosophy & Religious Studies is the #28 most popular major in the country with 19,993 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Philosophy & Religious Studies

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our analysis found Duke University to be the best school for philosophy and religious studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of St Thomas Minnesota helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best philosophy and religious studies schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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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 #3 on our 2023 Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Trinity International University - Illinois is a great place for philosophy and religious studies students working on their graduate certificate. TIU Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Deerfield.

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Out of the 6 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#6

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate philosophy and religious studies programs. UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

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Philosophy & Religious Studies by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Philosophy & Religious Studies Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Philosophy 10,054
Religious Studies 9,470
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies 285
General Philosophy & Religious Studies 184

Related Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 556,813
Visual & Performing Arts 149,215
English Language & Literature 54,635
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 33,333
Theology & Religious Vocations 27,459

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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