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2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

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

Philosophy & Religious Studies is the #20 most popular major in New York with 3,856 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Graduate Certificate 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 graduate certificate in New York. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 88% of the philosophy and religious studies majors at the school.

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Out of the 9 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, The General Theological Seminary landed the # 2 spot on the list. GTS is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#3

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stony Brook University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.

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

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Out of the 9 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School landed the # 4 spot on the list. Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rochester.

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#4

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Out of the 9 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Syracuse University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Syracuse.

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#6

St. Bonaventure University

Saint Bonaventure, NY

St. Bonaventure University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. St. Bonaventure is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Saint Bonaventure.

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#6

Queens College

Queens, NY

With a ranking of #6, Queens College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy and religious studies students working on their graduate certificate. QC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Queens.

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The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate philosophy and religious studies programs. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

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#6

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

With a ranking of #6, Fordham University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy and religious studies students working on their graduate certificate. Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bronx.

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Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 1,506
Pennsylvania 943
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

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 9 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).

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