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2023 Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in Missouri

28 Colleges
$26,443 Avg Salary
$19,500 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Philosophy & Religious Studies School for You

Philosophy & Religious Studies is the #29 most popular major in Missouri with 208 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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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 Schools in Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in Missouri to see which 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 Colleges.

#1

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Our analysis found Saint Louis University to be the most popular school for philosophy and religious studies students who want to pursue a degree in Missouri. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

On average, philosophy and religious studies graduates from SLU take out $12,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in Missouri list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in Missouri list. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the city of Springfield.

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#5

Conception Seminary College

Conception, MO

Out of the 28 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Conception Seminary College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Conception Seminary College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Conception.

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University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular philosophy and religious studies programs. UMSL is a large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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University of Missouri - Kansas City ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Truman State University

Kirksville, MO

Truman State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular philosophy and religious studies programs. Truman State is a small public school located in the town of Kirksville.

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#8

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, MO

Rockhurst University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the city of Kansas City, Rockhurst is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#10

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Webster University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for philosophy and religious studies students. It came in at #10 on the list. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 138
Minnesota 338
Iowa 195
South Dakota 15
Nebraska 51
North Dakota 47

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 26 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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