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2023 Most Popular Philosophy Graduate Certificate Schools in California

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Finding the Best Philosophy Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Los Angeles the most popular school in California for philosophy students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Our analysis found University of California - Davis to be the most popular school for philosophy students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population.

Read full report on Philosophy at University of California - Davis

Best Philosophy Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Philosophy Schools 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 2 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).

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