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2023 Most Popular Philosophy Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

37 Colleges
$32,140 Avg Salary
$23,053 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Philosophy 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Philosophy Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 37 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which 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 Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for philosophy students. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#2

The New School

New York, NY

Out of the 37 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The New School landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Columbia University in the City of New York is a great place for philosophy students. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#4

American University

Washington, DC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means American University is a great place for philosophy students. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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The excellent programs at Catholic University of America helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best philosophy schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

Duquesne University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for philosophy students. It came in at #7 on the list. Duquesne is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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#7

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Fordham University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#7

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for philosophy students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary - Overbrook did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy students. 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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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

Philosophy is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

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 28 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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