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2023 Most Popular Philosophy Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best Philosophy Doctor's Degree 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Philosophy Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the New England Region 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.

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

#1

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

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

Women make up 43% of the philosophy majors at the school.

Full Philosophy at Boston College Report

#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 8 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Philosophy at Harvard University Report

Out of the 8 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Of the 5 students majoring in philosophy at MIT, 80% are male and 20% are female.

Full Philosophy at Massachusetts Institute of Technology Report

#4

Yale University

New Haven, CT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Yale University is a great place for philosophy students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the philosophy majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Connecticut is a great place for philosophy students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in philosophy at UCONN, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#4

Boston University

Boston, MA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Boston University is a great place for philosophy students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in philosophy at the school are women while 75% are male.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Philosophy at University of Massachusetts Amherst

#7

Brown University

Providence, RI

Brown University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

Women make up 50% of the philosophy majors at the school.

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Best Philosophy Colleges by State

Explore the best philosophy colleges 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 8 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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