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2023 Most Popular Philosophy Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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Finding the Best Philosophy Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 81 degrees and certificates were awarded to philosophy students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #108 most popular major in the state.

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 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 Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Massachusetts 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Philosophy Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#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 Massachusetts. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in philosophy at Boston College, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular philosophy schools in Massachusetts. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in philosophy at the school are women while 80% are male.

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#4

Boston University

Boston, MA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular philosophy schools in Massachusetts. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Women make up 25% of the philosophy majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

Read full report on Philosophy at University of Massachusetts Amherst

Best Philosophy Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Philosophy Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 57
Rhode Island 2

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 5 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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