2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Religion/Religious Studies in Massachusetts

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in religion/religious studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #92 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the most popular for religion/religious studies students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 15 doctor's degrees in religion/religious studies during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for religion/religious studies.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Religion/Religious Studies in Massachusetts

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in religion/religious studies.

Most Well Attended Schools for Religion Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

9 Annual Doctor's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Harvard University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in religion/religious studies. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Cambridge. More information about a doctorate in religion/religious studies from Harvard University

2

Boston University
Boston, MA

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Boston University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in religion/religious studies. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in religion/religious studies in Massachusetts. More information about a doctorate in religion/religious studies from Boston University

Best Religion/Religious Studies Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Religion/Religious Studies Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Connecticut	137	6
Rhode Island	116	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to Religion

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

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).
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