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

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Finding the Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, philosophy and religious studies was ranked #28 in the country. In fact 19,993 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Southwest 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.

Check out the philosophy and religious studies doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

#1

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Baylor University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for philosophy and religious studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Waco.

Women make up 15% of the philosophy and religious studies majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

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

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#4

Rice University

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

Women make up 33% of the philosophy and religious studies majors at the school.

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at University of Arizona, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree philosophy and religious studies programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly 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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University of North Texas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Arizona State University - Tempe 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 #7 on the list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

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#10

University of St. Thomas

Houston, TX

University of St. Thomas landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree philosophy and religious studies programs. UST is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

Of the 2 students majoring in philosophy and religious studies at UST, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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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 Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 222
Texas 769
New Mexico 47
Oklahoma 94

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 13 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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