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2024 Best Religious Studies Schools in Pennsylvania

2 Colleges in Pennsylvania
267 Religion Degrees Awarded
$28,083 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in religious studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #90 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Religious Studies Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 267 degrees in religious studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Religion
Master's Degrees in Religion
Doctor's Degrees in Religion

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Religious Studies Schools in Pennsylvania list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Religious Studies in Pennsylvania

The schools below may not offer all types of religion degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Pennsylvania Schools in Religion

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In PA
25.0% Growth in Graduates

University of Pennsylvania is a great decision for students interested in a degree in religious studies. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were approximately 8 religious studies students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available.

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Cairn University
Langhorne, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$28,083 Median Starting Salary
$31,000 Median Student Debt

Cairn University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in religious studies. Located in the large suburb of Langhorne, Cairn is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 92nd out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 6 religious studies students who graduated with this degree at Cairn in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, religion degree recipients usually earn an average of $28,083 in their early careers.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In PA

Any student who is interested in religious studies has to look into University of Scranton. University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Scranton. This university ranks 16th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 6 religious studies students who graduated with this degree at University of Scranton in the most recent data year.

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Best Religious Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Religious Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 333 2,849
Maryland 279 108
New Jersey 273 814
District of Columbia 188 68

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Religious Studies is one of 3 different types of Philosophy & Religious Studies programs to choose from.

Religion Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Religion/Religious Studies 149
Jewish Studies 85
Christian Studies 3
Other Religion/Religious Studies 2

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Philosophy 709
General Philosophy & Religious Studies 4
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies 2

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