2023 Most Popular Religious Studies Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Religious Studies School for You
Religious Studies is the #86 most popular major in the country with 9,470 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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The Most Popular Religious Studies Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 45 schools in the New England Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Religious Studies program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Religious Studies Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for religion majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Most Popular Religious Studies Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Yale University the most popular school in the New England Region for religious studies students. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great place for religious studies students. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Hartford Seminary is a great place for religious studies students. Located in the midsize city of Hartford, Hartford Seminary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out of the 45 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.
Out of the 45 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gordon College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Gordon College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Wenham.
University of Vermont ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Religious Studies Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public school with a large student population.
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Hebrew College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for religious studies students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Newton Centre, Hebrew College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Williams College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for religious studies students. It came in at #8 on the list. Williams is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Williamstown.
Wheaton College Massachusetts did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for religious studies students. It came in at #8 on the list. Wheaton College Massachusetts is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Norton.
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With a ranking of #8, Trinity College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for religious studies students. Trinity Bantams is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Hartford.
Best Religious Studies Colleges by State
Explore the best religious studies colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 118 |
| Connecticut | 84 |
| New Hampshire | 1 |
| Maine | 10 |
| Rhode Island | 18 |
| Vermont | 17 |
Majors Related to Religion
One of 3 majors within the area of study, religious studies has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Philosophy | 10,054 |
| Other Philosophy & Religious Studies | 285 |
| General Philosophy & Religious Studies | 184 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 29 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Sowlos.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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