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2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Philosophy & Religious Studies is the #26 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 943 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Pennsylvania to see which graduate certificate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for philosophy and religious studies majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our analysis found Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary - Overbrook to be the most popular school for philosophy and religious studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Pennsylvania. Located in the large suburb of Wynnewood, Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary - Overbrook is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#2

Gratz College

Melrose Park, PA

Out of the 5 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Gratz College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Gratz College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Melrose Park.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Won Institute of Graduate Studies helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular philosophy and religious studies schools in Pennsylvania. Won Institute of Graduate Studies is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Glenside.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. WCUPA is a large public school located in the suburb of West Chester.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bryn Athyn College of the New Church. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Bryn Athyn College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bryn Athyn.

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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
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

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 5 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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