2023 Best Philosophy Doctor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Philosophy Doctor's Degree 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Philosophy Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 34 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the philosophy doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Philosophy Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Duke University to be the best school for philosophy students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Duke is a fairly 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Catholic University of America. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools list. CUA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Boston College is a great place for philosophy students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Emory University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree philosophy programs. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.
Vanderbilt University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for philosophy students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.
University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree philosophy programs. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.
With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s best schools for philosophy students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.
University of Notre Dame came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Notre Dame is a fairly 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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