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2023 Most Popular Philosophy Doctor's Degree Schools in California

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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 Most Popular Philosophy Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Philosophy program at each school on the list.

Check out the philosophy doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the most popular school in California for philosophy students working on their doctor’s degree. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

Women make up 30% of the philosophy majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in philosophy at UC Irvine, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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Out of the 11 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in philosophy at the school are women while 67% are male.

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Out of the 11 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in philosophy at UC Berkeley, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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Out of the 11 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the # 5 spot on the list. UCSD is a very large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

Women make up 33% of the philosophy majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Santa Barbara helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular philosophy schools in California. Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in philosophy at UCSB, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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University of Southern California came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 2 students majoring in philosophy at USC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Claremont Graduate University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.

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University of California - Santa Cruz ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Santa Cruz is a large public school located in the city of Santa Cruz.

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University of California - Davis landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree philosophy programs. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Explore all the Most Popular Philosophy Colleges 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 11 schools only.

  • 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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