2025 Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in the New England Region
2Colleges in the New England Region
1,163Philosophy & Religious Studies Degrees Awarded
$32,872Avg Early-Career Salary
Philosophy & Religious Studies degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #28 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 2 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of philosophy & religious studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,163 degrees in philosophy & religious studies annually.
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 Schools in the New England Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Philosophy & Religious Studies in the New England Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the philosophy & religious studies degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top New England Region Schools in Philosophy & Religious Studies
It's difficult to beat Boston College if you wish to pursue a degree in philosophy & religious studies. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Philosophy & Religious Studies degree recipients from Boston College get an earnings boost of around $14,473 above the typical income of philosophy & religious studies graduates.
Boston University is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in philosophy & religious studies. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.
Philosophy & Religious Studies degree recipients from Boston University get an earnings boost of around $7,505 over the average earnings of philosophy & religious studies majors.
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).
