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2023 Most Popular Philosophy Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey

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$41,396 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Philosophy Master's Degree School for You

With 13 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, philosophy is the #123 most popular major in New Jersey.

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.

The Most Popular Philosophy Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in New Jersey 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.

Check out the philosophy master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New Jersey.

#1

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Princeton University the most popular school in New Jersey for philosophy students working on their master’s degree. Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Princeton.

Women make up 17% of the philosophy majors at the school.

Read full report on Philosophy at Princeton University

Out of the 2 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the # 2 spot on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.

Full Philosophy at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

Best Philosophy Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Philosophy Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 167
Pennsylvania 77
Maryland 16
District of Columbia 52

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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