2024 Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Religion/Religious Studies is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #117 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for religion/religious studies students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 109 bachelor's degrees in religion/religious studies to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools List

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 religion/religious studies students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other religion/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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized religion/religious studies related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Religion/Religious Studies Schools

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 Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list to help you make the college decision.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

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

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

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Bachelor's in Religion

1

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

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

2

Cairn University
Langhorne, PA

3 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Cairn University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in religion/religious studies. Cairn is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Langhorne.More information about a bachelor’s in religion/religious studies from Cairn University

Best Religion/Religious Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	707	123
Maryland	370	17
New Jersey	351	27
District of Columbia	226	48

View All Rankings >

Religion/Religious Studies Related Rankings by Major

Religion/Religious Studies is one of 9 different types of Religious Studies programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Religion

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Jewish Studies	65

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Sowlos. More about our data sources and methodologies.