2025 Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Bachelor's Degree in philosophy & religious studies. It is ranked #25 out of 38 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 862 bachelor's degrees in philosophy & religious studies to qualified students.

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

The philosophy & religious studies bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality philosophy & religious studies program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to philosophy & religious studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of philosophy & religious studies students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for philosophy & religious studies to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Philosophy & Religious Studies in the New England Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in philosophy & religious studies.

Top New England Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Philosophy & Religious Studies

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

80 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in philosophy & religious studies has to look into Boston College. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit college located in the city of Chestnut Hill.More information about a bachelor’s in philosophy & religious studies from Boston College

2

Boston University
Boston, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

65 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in philosophy & religious studies needs to look into Boston University. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston.More information about a bachelor’s in philosophy & religious studies from Boston University

3

University of Massachusetts - Boston
Boston, MA

12 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in philosophy & religious studies has to check out University of Massachusetts - Boston. UMass Boston is a large public university located in the large city of Boston.More information about a bachelor’s in philosophy & religious studies from University of Massachusetts - Boston

Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best philosophy & religious studies schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	33	457
New Hampshire	32	43
Vermont	32	59
Maine	32	55
Rhode Island	32	72
Connecticut	31	152

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Philosophy & Religious Studies Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Philosophy	711
Religious Studies	148
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies	3

Majors Similar to Philosophy & Religious Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Social Sciences	13,173
Communication & Journalism	5,118
English Language & Literature	3,455
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	3,104
History	2,234
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	1,513
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	1,122
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	1,064
Theology & Religious Vocations	118

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.