2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies in Massachusetts

Philosophy & Religious Studiesdoctorate programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #20 out of the 33 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of philosophy and religious studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 44 doctor's degrees in philosophy and religious studies during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Philosophy & Religious Studies School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in philosophy and religious studies matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies in Massachusetts ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of philosophy and religious studies students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for philosophy and religious studies.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Philosophy & Religious Studies in Massachusetts

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for philosophy and religious studies students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Philosophy & Religious Studies Students Working on Their Doctorate

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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

14 Annual Doctor's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Harvard University is a popular choice for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in philosophy and religious studies. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Cambridge.

There were about 14 philosophy and religious studies individuals who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent year we have data available.

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Boston University
Boston, MA

13 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Boston University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in philosophy and religious studies. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in philosophy and religious studies in Massachusetts.

There were approximately 13 philosophy and religious studies students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year.

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3

Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

7 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Boston College is a popular decision for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in philosophy and religious studies. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Chestnut Hill. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in philosophy and religious studies in Massachusetts.

There were approximately 7 philosophy and religious studies individuals who graduated with this degree at Boston College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in philosophy and religious studies has to check out Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

There were about 6 philosophy and religious studies students who graduated with this degree at MIT in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in philosophy and religious studies in Massachusetts.

There were about 4 philosophy and religious studies students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Connecticut	27	18
Rhode Island	22	6

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Philosophy & Religious Studies Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Philosophy	29
Religious Studies	15

Majors Similar to Philosophy & Religious Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Theology & Religious Vocations	91
Visual & Performing Arts	63
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	44
English Language & Literature	40

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.