2023 Best Philosophy Schools
Finding the Best Philosophy School for You
In 2020-2021, 1,220 people earned a degree or certificate in philosophy, making the major the #129 most popular in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Philosophy Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 49 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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2023 Best Philosophy Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Philosophy Colleges.
Top 10 Best Philosophy Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the best school in the United States for philosophy students. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Philosophy Schools list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Catholic University of America is a great place for philosophy students. CUA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boston College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Philosophy Schools list. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Emory University is a great place for philosophy students. Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Philosophy Schools ranking. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #7 on this year’s Best Philosophy Schools list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.
Vanderbilt University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Philosophy Schools list. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.
With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s best schools for philosophy students. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.
University of Notre Dame came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Philosophy Schools ranking. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.
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Rankings in Majors Related to Philosophy
One of 3 majors within the area of study, philosophy has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| Religious Studies | 1,769 |
| Other Philosophy & Religious Studies | 106 |
| General Philosophy & Religious Studies | 41 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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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