by our College Data Analytics TeamReligious Studies is offered at a wide range of schools. To top this list, a school graduates more religious studies students than other colleges offering the major.
For its ranking, College Factual looked at how many students completed a degree in religious studies at each of the 31 schools in the New England Region that offer the program.
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Below are the schools that graduate the most religious studies students in the New England Region.
Leading the list of the most popular religious studies schools is Harvard University. Set in the city of Cambridge, Harvard University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 31 religious studies degrees in the most recent year. Read the full religious studies report for Harvard University
A rank of #2 makes Yale University one of the most popular schools for religious studies. Set in the city of New Haven, Yale University is a private not-for-profit institution. Yale University graduated around 23 religious studies students in the most recent data year. Read the full religious studies report for Yale University
Hartford Seminary is one of the most popular religious studies schools, landing the #3 spot this year. Set in the city of Hartford, Hartford Seminary is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 17 religious studies degrees in the most recent year. Read the full religious studies report for Hartford Seminary
Brown University ranks #4 for religious studies by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Providence, Brown University is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 13 students earned a degree in religious studies from this school. See more about religious studies at Brown University
A rank of #5 makes Boston University one of the most popular schools for religious studies. Boston University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston. Boston University graduated around 11 religious studies students in the most recent data year. Get the full religious studies details for Boston University
Gordon College ranked #6 on our list of the most popular religious studies schools. Set in the rural area of Wenham, Gordon College is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 9 students earned a degree in religious studies from this school. Get the full religious studies details for Gordon College
Middlebury College ranked #7 on our list of the most popular religious studies schools. Set in the town of Middlebury, Middlebury College is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 8 students earned a degree in religious studies from this school. See more about religious studies at Middlebury College
University Of Vermont comes in at #8 for religious studies this year. Set in the city of Burlington, University Of Vermont is a public institution. This school awarded about 7 religious studies degrees in the most recent year. Read the full religious studies report for University Of Vermont
Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School Of Theology placed #9 for religious studies by yearly graduations. Located in the suburb of Brookline, Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School Of Theology is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 6 students earned a degree in religious studies from this school. Read the full religious studies report for Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School Of Theology
Dartmouth College landed the #10 spot among the most popular religious studies schools. Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth College is a private not-for-profit university. Dartmouth College graduated around 5 religious studies students in the most recent data year. See more about religious studies at Dartmouth College
Wesleyan University landed the #11 spot among the most popular religious studies schools. Located in the city of Middletown, Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 5 students earned a degree in religious studies from this school. Read the full religious studies report for Wesleyan University
Williams College placed #12 for religious studies by yearly graduations. Set in the town of Williamstown, Williams College is a private not-for-profit institution. Williams College graduated around 4 religious studies students in the most recent data year. Get the full religious studies details for Williams College
Colby College landed the #13 spot among the most popular religious studies schools. Located in the town of Waterville, Colby College is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 3 students earned a degree in religious studies from this school. See more about religious studies at Colby College
College Of The Holy Cross comes in at #14 for religious studies this year. Set in the city of Worcester, College Of The Holy Cross is a private not-for-profit institution. College Of The Holy Cross graduated around 3 religious studies students in the most recent data year. Read the full religious studies report for College Of The Holy Cross
Tufts University comes in at #15 for religious studies this year. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts University is a private not-for-profit university. Tufts University graduated around 3 religious studies students in the most recent data year. Get the full religious studies details for Tufts University
Wellesley College landed the #16 spot among the most popular religious studies schools. Set in the suburb of Wellesley, Wellesley College is a private not-for-profit institution. Wellesley College graduated around 3 religious studies students in the most recent data year. Read the full religious studies report for Wellesley College
Amherst College landed the #17 spot among the most popular religious studies schools. Amherst College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Amherst. Amherst College graduated around 2 religious studies students in the most recent data year. Get the full religious studies details for Amherst College
Bates College ranked #18 on our list of the most popular religious studies schools. Set in the city of Lewiston, Bates College is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 2 students earned a degree in religious studies from this school. Read the full religious studies report for Bates College
University Of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #19 spot among the most popular religious studies schools. University Of Massachusetts Amherst is a public school located in the city of Amherst. University Of Massachusetts Amherst graduated around 2 religious studies students in the most recent data year. Read the full religious studies report for University Of Massachusetts Amherst
Wheaton College Massachusetts landed the #20 spot among the most popular religious studies schools. Located in the suburb of Norton, Wheaton College Massachusetts is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 2 students earned a degree in religious studies from this school. Get the full religious studies details for Wheaton College Massachusetts
Boston College comes in at #21 for religious studies this year. Boston College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 1 students earned a degree in religious studies from this school. Get the full religious studies details for Boston College
Emmanuel College Massachusetts ranked #22 on our list of the most popular religious studies schools. Located in the city of Boston, Emmanuel College Massachusetts is a private not-for-profit university. Emmanuel College Massachusetts graduated around 1 religious studies students in the most recent data year. Get the full religious studies details for Emmanuel College Massachusetts
Fairfield University placed #23 for religious studies by yearly graduations. Fairfield University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield. Fairfield University graduated around 1 religious studies students in the most recent data year. Read the full religious studies report for Fairfield University
Hebrew College landed the #24 spot among the most popular religious studies schools. Set in the city of Newton, Hebrew College is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 1 students earned a degree in religious studies from this school. See more about religious studies at Hebrew College
Merrimack College comes in at #25 for religious studies this year. Merrimack College is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of North Andover. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 1 students earned a degree in religious studies from this school. Read the full religious studies report for Merrimack College
These schools rounded out the top of this year’s most popular religious studies list:
This list is compiled by College Factual. The ranking reflects yearly graduations in the major, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
More about our data sources and methodologies.