by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Pennsylvania” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Philosophy & Religious Studies is the 28th most popular major in the country with 19,993 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, philosophy and religious studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,946 and had an average of $22,275 in loans still to pay off.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 982 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,081 and $25,058 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 816 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,741 and $27,572 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Pennsylvania” ranking, we looked at 69 colleges that offer a degree in philosophy and religious studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their philosophy and religious studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania bachelor’s degree philosophy & religious studies students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gratz College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. Gratz College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Melrose Park, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 56 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary - Overbrook. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Pennsylvania. This small school is located in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gettysburg College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. Gettysburg is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It awarded 23 bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Swarthmore College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. Swarthmore College is located in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Out of the 69 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Haverford College landed the #5 spot on the list. Haverford College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Haverford, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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With a ranking of #6, Grove City College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. Grove City College is located in Grove City, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #7, Dickinson College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, Muhlenberg College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. Muhlenberg College is a small school located in Allentown, Pennsylvania that handed out 16 bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Scranton did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. University of Scranton is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Bryn Mawr College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Bryn Mawr College is located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Thiel College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #11. Thiel College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Greenville, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #12, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. UPenn is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 203 bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Allegheny College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #13. Allegheny is a private not-for-profit institution located in Meadville, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Ursinus College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. Ursinus College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Collegeville, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Franklin and Marshall College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Franklin and Marshall College is a small school located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania that handed out 12 bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #16, Washington & Jefferson College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. Washington, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Moravian College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Moravian College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It awarded 10 bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Susquehanna University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Lafayette College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Easton, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Cairn University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #20. Cairn University is located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to qualified students.
Bucknell University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Bucknell University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Lycoming College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #22. Williamsport, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Mansfield, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
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Saint Vincent College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Saint Vincent is a small school located in Latrobe, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Elizabethtown College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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