2025 Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington

Philosophy & Religious Studiesbachelor's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #25 out of the 38 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of philosophy & religious studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 309 bachelor's degrees in philosophy & religious studies during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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

Your choice of philosophy & religious studies for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on philosophy & religious studies students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other philosophy & religious studies students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt philosophy & religious studies students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized philosophy & religious studies related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for philosophy & religious studies students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Philosophy & Religious Studies in Washington

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for philosophy & religious studies students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Washington Schools for a Bachelor's in Philosophy & Religious Studies

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

82 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in philosophy & religious studies needs to check out University of Washington - Seattle Campus. UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the city of Seattle.More information about a bachelor’s in philosophy & religious studies from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

2

Faith International University
Tacoma, WA

25 Annual Graduates

Faith International University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in philosophy & religious studies. Faith is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Tacoma.More information about a bachelor’s in philosophy & religious studies from Faith International University

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University of Washington - Bothell Campus
Bothell, WA

43 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Washington - Bothell Campus if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in philosophy & religious studies. Located in the suburb of Bothell, UW Bothell is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in philosophy & religious studies from University of Washington - Bothell Campus

Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	37	1,693
Hawaii	30	34
Oregon	30	125
Nevada	30	43
Alaska	29	4

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Philosophy & Religious Studies Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Philosophy	223
Religious Studies	70
General Philosophy & Religious Studies	16

Most Popular Majors Related to Philosophy & Religious Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Social Sciences	3,067
Communication & Journalism	1,429
English Language & Literature	745
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	673
History	513
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	475
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	354
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	237
Theology & Religious Vocations	81

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.