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2023 Best Philosophy Doctor's Degree Schools in California

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$96,764 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Philosophy Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 138 degrees and certificates were awarded to philosophy students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #117 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 in California ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in California to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for philosophy majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top California Schools for a Doctorate in Philosophy

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the best school in California for philosophy students working on their doctor’s degree. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Santa Barbara helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best philosophy schools in California. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Santa Cruz helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best philosophy schools in California. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Santa Cruz.

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Best Philosophy Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Philosophy Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 8
Oregon 9
Nevada 3
Hawaii 3

Philosophy is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Philosophy

Related Major Annual Graduates
Religious Studies 1,769
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies 106
General Philosophy & Religious Studies 41

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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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