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2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 1,010 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular bachelor'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 bachelor's degree.

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our analysis found Liberty University to be the most popular school for philosophy and religious studies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the United States. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at the school are women while 67% are male.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 1,010 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the # 2 spot on the list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Of the 203 students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at UPenn, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular philosophy and religious studies schools in the United States. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

About 36% of the students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at the school are women while 64% are male.

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Out of the 1,010 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the # 4 spot on the list. UCSB is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara.

Women make up 49% of the philosophy and religious studies majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great place for philosophy and religious studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

Women make up 38% of the philosophy and religious studies majors at the school.

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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

About 36% of the students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at the school are women while 64% are male.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for philosophy and religious studies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

Of the 82 students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at UNC Chapel Hill, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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University of Southern California came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 49% of the philosophy and religious studies majors at the school.

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University of St Thomas Minnesota ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 76 students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at UST MN, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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#9

New York University

New York, NY

New York University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree philosophy and religious studies programs. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Women make up 50% of the philosophy and religious studies majors at the school.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Of the 75 students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at UW - Madison, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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With a ranking of #12, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy and religious studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.

Of the 74 students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at ASU - Skysong, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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#13

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA

University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 53% of the philosophy and religious studies majors at the school.

Full Philosophy & Religious Studies at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report

#14

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 45% of the philosophy and religious studies majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #14, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy and religious studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 71 students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at Columbia, 76% are male and 24% are female.

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University of California - Riverside ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. UCR is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Riverside.

Women make up 44% of the philosophy and religious studies majors at the school.

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#17

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #17, University of Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy and religious studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 69 students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at UChicago, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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California State University - Long Beach did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for philosophy and religious studies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.

About 40% of the students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at the school are women while 60% are male.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for philosophy and religious studies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list. U-M is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

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

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With a ranking of #20, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy and religious studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 43% of the students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at the school are women while 57% are male.

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University of California - Davis came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

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

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University of California - Santa Cruz came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 64 students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at UC Santa Cruz, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree philosophy and religious studies programs. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.

Of the 64 students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at ASU - Tempe, 61% are male and 39% are female.

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University of Colorado Boulder came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 29% of the philosophy and religious studies majors at the school.

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University of Washington - Bothell Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for philosophy and religious studies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list. UW Bothell is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Bothell.

About 71% of the students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at the school are women while 29% are male.

Full Philosophy & Religious Studies at University of Washington - Bothell Campus Report

#26

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL
#29

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL
#32

Gratz College

Melrose Park, PA
#33

Emory University

Atlanta, GA
#33

Fordham University

Bronx, NY
#37

University of Georgia

Athens, GA
#39

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, LA
#42

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ
#43

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA
#45

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA
#46

Boston University

Boston, MA
#47

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA
#48

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Additional Award Winners

This list shows the rest of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 1010 different United States philosophy and religious studies schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
50 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA
50 Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ
53 The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL
53 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
53 Baylor University Waco, TX
56 Colgate University Hamilton, NY
56 Furman University Greenville, SC
56 Georgia State University Atlanta, GA
59 St Olaf College Northfield, MN
59 University of Central Florida Orlando, FL
59 Jewish Theological Seminary of America New York, NY
62 University of Scranton Scranton, PA
63 University of Oregon Eugene, OR
63 California State University - Northridge Northridge, CA
63 University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT
66 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
66 San Diego State University San Diego, CA
66 University of Mary Bismarck, ND
66 Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN
70 Miami University - Oxford Oxford, OH
70 George Washington University Washington, DC
70 University of New Mexico - Main Campus Albuquerque, NM
70 California State University - Sacramento Sacramento, CA
70 Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX
75 California Baptist University Riverside, CA
75 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL
75 Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA
75 University of South Carolina - Columbia Columbia, SC
75 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
80 Brown University Providence, RI
80 University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA
80 Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN
83 University of South Florida - Main Campus Tampa, FL
83 Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX
83 Rice University Houston, TX
83 Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY
83 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA
88 Harvard University Cambridge, MA
88 University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC
88 Ohio State University - Main Campus Columbus, OH
88 Hillsdale College Hillsdale, MI
88 University of Vermont Burlington, VT
88 Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville, OH
88 Hunter College New York, NY
88 Lehman College Bronx, NY
96 Princeton University Princeton, NJ
96 Georgetown University Washington, DC
98 Hebrew Theological College Skokie, IL
98 Brandeis University Waltham, MA
98 Temple University Philadelphia, PA
98 Dartmouth College Hanover, NH
98 Utah State University Logan, UT
98 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
98 Tufts University Medford, MA
98 Hobart and William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY
98 Vanguard University of Southern California Costa Mesa, CA
98 Binghamton University Vestal, NY
98 University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA
98 Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Winona, MN
110 Holy Apostles College and Seminary Cromwell, CT
110 Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA
110 Cornell University Ithaca, NY
110 University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL
110 Seattle University Seattle, WA
110 University of San Diego San Diego, CA
116 Wabash College Crawfordsville, IN
116 Western Washington University Bellingham, WA
116 Yeshiva University New York, NY
116 Texas State University San Marcos, TX
116 University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO
116 Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC
116 California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Pomona, CA
116 University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Norman, OK
124 Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO
124 Portland State University Portland, OR
124 Wesleyan University Middletown, CT
124 Clemson University Clemson, SC
124 Utah Valley University Orem, UT
124 Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA
124 Wellesley College Wellesley, MA
124 California State University - Chico Chico, CA
132 Hamilton College Clinton, NY
132 University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL
132 Pepperdine University Malibu, CA
132 James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA
132 Gonzaga University Spokane, WA
132 Duke University Durham, NC
132 Purdue University - Main Campus West Lafayette, IN
132 Faith International University Tacoma, WA
132 University of Nevada - Reno Reno, NV
132 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Knoxville, TN
142 University of Rochester Rochester, NY
142 College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA
142 Saint Leo University Saint Leo, FL
142 University of North Carolina at Wilmington Wilmington, NC
142 University of Nevada - Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
142 University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL
142 Wayland Baptist University Plainview, TX
142 Northwestern University Evanston, IL
142 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
142 George Mason University Fairfax, VA
142 Appalachian State University Boone, NC
142 Colorado State University - Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO
142 University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
142 Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Philosophy & Religious Studies students that almost earned our Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
156 Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA
156 Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA
156 San Jose State University San Jose, CA
156 Yale University New Haven, CT
156 Belmont University Nashville, TN
156 Williams College Williamstown, MA
156 Creighton University Omaha, NE
156 Augustana College Rock Island, IL
156 Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA
156 American University Washington, DC
166 Stanford University Stanford, CA
166 College of Charleston Charleston, SC
166 University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA
166 Brigham Young University - Provo Provo, UT
166 Saint Joseph Seminary College St. Benedict, LA
166 Ouachita Baptist University Arkadelphia, AR
166 University of North Texas Denton, TX
166 University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA
166 Kansas State University Manhattan, KS
166 Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA
166 University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI
166 Grove City College Grove City, PA
166 Trinity College Hartford, CT
179 Anderson University South Carolina Anderson, SC
179 Chapman University Orange, CA
179 Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX
179 Oregon State University Corvallis, OR
179 University of Houston Houston, TX
179 The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN
179 Bates College Lewiston, ME
179 Hamline University Saint Paul, MN
179 Macalester College Saint Paul, MN
179 Oberlin College Oberlin, OH
179 Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI
179 Humboldt State University Arcata, CA
179 Hofstra University Hempstead, NY
179 Hope College Holland, MI
179 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX
179 University of Idaho Moscow, ID
179 University of Dayton Dayton, OH
196 Washington State University Pullman, WA
196 Montclair State University Montclair, NJ
196 University of Massachusetts - Boston Boston, MA
196 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
196 University of Memphis Memphis, TN
196 Rollins College Winter Park, FL
196 Marquette University Milwaukee, WI
196 Towson University Towson, MD
196 Sacred Heart Major Seminary Detroit, MI
196 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI
196 California State University - Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA
196 Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI
196 Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY
196 University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI
196 The City College of New York New York, NY
196 Calvin University Grand Rapids, MI
196 Conception Seminary College Conception, MO

Philosophy & Religious Studies by Region

View the Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
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 25 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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