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2023 Best Philosophy Schools in the New England Region

3 Colleges
$38,790 Avg Salary
$23,363 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.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Philosophy Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the New England Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Philosophy Schools in the New England Region

Check out the philosophy programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top New England Region Schools in Philosophy

#1

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Our analysis found Boston College to be the best school for philosophy students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.

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#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

The excellent programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best philosophy schools in the New England Region . Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Philosophy Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Philosophy Colleges by State

Explore the best philosophy schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 81
Connecticut 57
Rhode Island 2

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 3 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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