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2023 Most Popular Philosophy Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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Finding the Best Philosophy Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 52 degrees and certificates were awarded to philosophy students who went to a District of Columbia college or university. This makes it the #65 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. 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 Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in District of Columbia to see which master's degree 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Philosophy Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

American University

Washington, DC

Our 2023 rankings named American University the most popular school in District of Columbia for philosophy students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Catholic University of America helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular philosophy schools in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 29% of the philosophy majors at the school.

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#3

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Georgetown University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular philosophy schools in District of Columbia. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Women make up 67% of the philosophy majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular philosophy schools in District of Columbia. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 167
Pennsylvania 77
Maryland 16
New Jersey 13

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 4 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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