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2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Graduate Certificate 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Southwest Region 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.

#1

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Our analysis found Texas State University to be the most popular school for philosophy and religious studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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

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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great place for philosophy and religious studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Tulsa. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Tulsa is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Tulsa.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St. Thomas landed the # 3 spot on the list. UST is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

Read full report on Philosophy & Religious Studies at University of St. Thomas

Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best philosophy and religious studies schools 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 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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