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2023 Best Philosophy Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

8 Colleges
$32,140 Avg Salary
$23,053 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Philosophy School for You

Philosophy is the #129 most popular major in the country with 1,220 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

The Best Philosophy Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Philosophy Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Philosophy Colleges.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Philosophy

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for philosophy students. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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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 #3 on this year’s Best Philosophy Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#4

American University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Philosophy Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fordham University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Philosophy Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#6

New York University

New York, NY

New York University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Philosophy Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #7 on this year’s Best Philosophy Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

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#8

University at Albany

Albany, NY

University at Albany landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best philosophy programs. Located in the city of Albany, UAlbany is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Philosophy Colleges by State

Explore the best philosophy colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 167
Pennsylvania 77
Maryland 16
New Jersey 13
District of Columbia 52

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

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 8 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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