2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Buddhist Studies

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Master's Degree in Buddhist studies. It is ranked #999 out of 1095 major degree programs in terms of popularity. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the most popular for Buddhist studies students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 3 master's degrees in Buddhist studies during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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More Ways to Rank Buddhist Studies Schools

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for Buddhist studies.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Buddhist Studies in the United States

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in Buddhist studies.

Most Well Attended Schools for Buddhist Studies Students Working on Their Master's

1

Won Institute of Graduate Studies
Glenside, PA

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Won Institute of Graduate Studies is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in Buddhist studies. Located in the suburb of Glenside, Won Institute of Graduate Studies is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population. More information about a master’s in Buddhist studies from Won Institute of Graduate Studies

2

Institute of Buddhist Studies
Berkeley, CA

#1 Most Popular In CA

Institute of Buddhist Studies is a popular decision for students pursuing a master's degree in Buddhist studies. Institute of Buddhist Studies is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Berkeley. More information about a master’s in Buddhist studies from Institute of Buddhist Studies

Buddhist Studies by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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Buddhist Studies Related Rankings by Major

Buddhist Studies is one of 7 different types of Religious Studies programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Buddhist Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Religion/Religious Studies	439
Christian Studies	221
Jewish Studies	88
Other Religion/Religious Studies	27
Islamic Studies	24
Catholic Studies	7

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Sowlos. More about our data sources and methodologies.