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2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor'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.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which doctor's degree 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Columbia University in the City of New York to be the most popular school for philosophy and religious studies students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

About 41% of the students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at the school are women while 59% are male.

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#2

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Princeton University is a great place for philosophy and religious studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Princeton.

Women make up 40% of the philosophy and religious studies majors at the school.

Full Philosophy & Religious Studies at Princeton University Report

#3

New York University

New York, NY

Out of the 31 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at NYU, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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Out of the 31 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at The Graduate Center, 38% are male and 63% are female.

Full Philosophy & Religious Studies at The Graduate Center, CUNY Report

#4

The New School

New York, NY

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at The New School helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular philosophy and religious studies schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at the school are women while 75% are male.

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#6

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree 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.

Women make up 43% of the philosophy and religious studies majors at the school.

Full Philosophy & Religious Studies at Villanova University Report

#6

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Georgetown University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Of the 7 students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at Georgetown, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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#6

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree philosophy and religious studies programs. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a very large student population.

About 14% of the students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at the school are women while 86% are male.

Full Philosophy & Religious Studies at Stony Brook University Report

Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for philosophy and religious studies students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. HUC - JIR is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Women make up 14% of the philosophy and religious studies majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy and religious studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Rochester, Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School is a private not-for-profit school with a small 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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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 Jersey 1,506
Pennsylvania 943
New York 3,856
Maryland 320
Delaware 16
District of Columbia 210

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

Majors Similar to Philosophy & Religious Studies

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 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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