2024 Best Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Religious Studies is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #72 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 202 bachelor's degrees in religious studies to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on religious studies students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other religious studies students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt religious studies students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized religious studies related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for religious studies students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Religious Studies in Pennsylvania

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in religious studies.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Bachelor's in Religion

1

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

4 Annual Graduates

University of Pennsylvania is a wonderful decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in religious studies. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia.More information about a bachelor’s in religious studies from University of Pennsylvania

2

Cairn University
Langhorne, PA

3 Annual Graduates

$28,083 Median Starting Salary

$30,750 Median Student Debt

Cairn University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in religious studies. Cairn is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Langhorne.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the religion program make an average of $28,083 in their early career salary.

More information about a bachelor’s in religious studies from Cairn University

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	275	1,951
Maryland	207	70
New Jersey	193	534
District of Columbia	126	52

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Religious Studies Related Rankings by Major

One of 3 majors within the Philosophy & Religious Studies area of study, Religious Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Religion Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Religion/Religious Studies	109
Jewish Studies	65

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Philosophy	612
General Philosophy & Religious Studies	2

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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