2023 Most Popular Philosophy Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Finding the Best Philosophy Master'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.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 37 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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.
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2023 Most Popular Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Philosophy Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Philosophy Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for philosophy students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 48% of the students majoring in philosophy at the school are women while 52% are male.
Out of the 37 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out of the 37 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The New School landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 5% of the philosophy majors at the school.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Catholic University of America helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular philosophy schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 14 students majoring in philosophy at CUA, 71% are male and 29% are female.
Out of the 37 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 5 spot on the list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Of the 13 students majoring in philosophy at Columbia, 69% are male and 31% are female.
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary - Overbrook landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree philosophy programs. Located in the large suburb of Wynnewood, Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary - Overbrook is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #7, Fordham University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Of the 10 students majoring in philosophy at Fordham U, 50% are male and 50% are female.
Duquesne University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Duquesne is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
Women make up 56% of the philosophy majors at the school.
Villanova University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
About 56% of the students majoring in philosophy at the school are women while 44% are male.
Carnegie Mellon University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
Women make up 43% of the philosophy majors at the school.
Best Philosophy Colleges by State
Explore the best philosophy schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 167 |
| Pennsylvania | 77 |
| Maryland | 16 |
| New Jersey | 13 |
| District of Columbia | 52 |
Majors Related to Philosophy
Philosophy is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 27 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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