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2023 Most Popular Philosophy Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee

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Finding the Best Philosophy Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 34 degrees and certificates were awarded to philosophy students who went to a Tennessee college or university. This makes it the #72 most popular major in the state.

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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 Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Tennessee 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for philosophy majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Johnson University

Knoxville, TN

Our analysis found Johnson University to be the most popular school for philosophy students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Tennessee. Johnson University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Knoxville.

Of the 14 students majoring in philosophy at Johnson University, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a great place for philosophy students working on their master’s degree. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the city of Knoxville.

About 17% of the students majoring in philosophy at the school are women while 83% are male.

Full Philosophy at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Report

#3

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Memphis is a great place for philosophy students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in philosophy at UofM, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Philosophy at University of Memphis Report

#3

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Out of the 4 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

Of the 2 students majoring in philosophy at Vanderbilt, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Best Philosophy Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Philosophy Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 17
Florida 30
Georgia 36
North Carolina 47
Kentucky 6
Louisiana 15
South Carolina 3
Mississippi 5
Arkansas 3

One of 3 majors within the area of study, philosophy has other similar majors worth exploring.

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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