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2021 Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students

40 Colleges
13,952 Bachelor's Degrees
$34,017 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional StudentsIn <nil>, 13,952 people earned their bachelor's in philosophy & religious studies, making the major the #25 most popular in the United States.

This year's Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking looked at 40 colleges that offer a bachelor's in philosophy & religious studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great philosophy & religious studies programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the philosophy & religious studies program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States

Check out the philosophy & religious studies programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Top 10 Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Cairn University
Langhorne, PA

Cairn University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the United States that are best for non-traditional philosophy & religious studies students. Located in the large suburb of Langhorne, Cairn is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 2.1% of Cairn students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 180 of Cairn students are exclusively distance learners. 286 students are part time.

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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of California - Los Angeles. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population. UCLA also made our Best Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies list, coming in at #3.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 25,859 students at UCLA that take at least one class online. 2,161 students are part time.

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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to The University of Texas at Austin. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UT Austin has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 23,198 students at UT Austin that take at least one class online. About 3,479 of the students at UT Austin are attending part time.

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University of Arizona earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.

The student loan default rate at University of Arizona is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 18,254 students take at least one class online at University of Arizona. 12,642 students are part time.

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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of California - Santa Barbara. Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a fairly large student population. UCSB also made our Best Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies list, coming in at #5.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 3,596 students take at least one class online at UCSB. 880 of UCSB students are attending part time.

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Boston College. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill. Boston College also made our Best Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies list, coming in at #6.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 6,590 students at Boston College that take at least one class online. About 1,916 of the students at Boston College are attending part time.

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL

Our rankings recognize Florida State University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tallahassee. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Florida State has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies ranking.

About 1.0% of Florida State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 20,172 students take at least one class online at Florida State. 8,311 students are part time.

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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Southern California. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

About 0.5% of USC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 15,291 students at USC that take at least one class online. About 6,687 of the students at USC are attending part time.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best philosophy & religious studies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population. UW - Madison also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies rankings.

About 0.2% of UW - Madison students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 11,375 students at UW - Madison that take at least one class online. About 4,683 of the students at UW - Madison are attending part time.

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Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA

The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Liberty University. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. 79,906 of Liberty University students are exclusively distance learners. 41,876 of Liberty University students are attending part time.

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