2023 Most Popular Philosophy Graduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Best Philosophy Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 1,220 people earned a degree or certificate in philosophy, making the major the #129 most popular in the United States.
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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Philosophy Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 33 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Philosophy program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Philosophy Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Philosophy Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Philosophy Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the most popular school in the United States for philosophy students working on their graduate certificate. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.
About 56% of the students majoring in philosophy at the school are women while 44% are male.
Out of the 33 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 43% of the philosophy majors at the school.
Out of the 33 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, UMB is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 67% of the students majoring in philosophy at the school are women while 33% are male.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Duke University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular philosophy schools in the United States. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.
About 60% of the students majoring in philosophy at the school are women while 40% are male.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Columbia University in the City of New York is a great place for philosophy students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 4 students majoring in philosophy at Columbia, 25% are male and 75% are female.
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With a ranking of #6, Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary - Overbrook did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy students working on their graduate certificate. Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary - Overbrook is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wynnewood.
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University of Connecticut ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy Graduate Certificate Schools list. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.
Texas Tech University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy Graduate Certificate Schools list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
Women make up 50% of the philosophy majors at the school.
Stony Brook University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate philosophy programs. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.
About 50% of the students majoring in philosophy at the school are women while 50% are male.
Oregon State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Philosophy Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.
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Philosophy Related Majors
One of 3 majors within the area of study, philosophy has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| Religious Studies | 1,769 |
| Other Philosophy & Religious Studies | 106 |
| General Philosophy & Religious Studies | 41 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 33 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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