by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 the Southeast region, there were 3,932 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,501 and $24,121 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 252 colleges that offered a degree in philosophy and religious studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular philosophy and religious studies programs in the United States.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region philosophy & religious studies students.
Out of the 252 schools in the Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 807 diplomas to qualified ’s philosophy and religious studies students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 252 schools in the Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Wake Forest, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 106 degrees to qualified ’s philosophy and religious studies students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Virginia - Main Campus is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 105 ’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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. UNC Chapel Hill is a large school located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina that handed out 98 ’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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emory University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to 86 students in 2020-2021.
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. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Florida State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Florida State is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 80 ’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, 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 95%.
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Florida International University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. FIU is located in Miami, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 66 ’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UNC Charlotte is a public institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 65 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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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Tulane University of Louisiana came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 64 ’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
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University of Florida came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school awarded 65 diplomas to qualified ’s philosophy and religious studies 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Georgia State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Georgia State University is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 61 ’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to qualified students.
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American Public University System ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Charles Town, West Virginia, and it awarded 61 ’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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With a ranking of #11, University of Georgia did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 61 ’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #14, Piedmont International University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Piedmont International University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 59 ’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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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Virginia Tech came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 56 ’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Vanderbilt University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 51 degrees to qualified ’s philosophy and religious studies students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #17, Duke University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Durham, North Carolina. It awarded 49 ’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
The University of Alabama did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. Tuscaloosa, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to 43 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school awarded 43 diplomas to qualified ’s philosophy and religious studies students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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William & Mary did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. William & Mary is a medium-sized school located in Williamsburg, Virginia that handed out 43 ’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #21, Furman University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Furman University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Greenville, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 37 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Central Florida ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 36 ’s philosophy and religious studies 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 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. University of South Carolina - Columbia is a large school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 34 ’s philosophy and religious studies degrees 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #24, Beulah Heights University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Beulah Heights University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 32 ’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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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Not only did these schools make the top 39 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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