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2023 Best Philosophy Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Philosophy Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for philosophy majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Philosophy

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our analysis found Duke University to be the best school for philosophy students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

Full Philosophy at Duke University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Philosophy Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Full Philosophy at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

Philosophy by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 3 majors within the area of study, philosophy has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 2 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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