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2023 Most Popular Philosophy Schools in Maryland

5 Colleges
$20,554 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Philosophy School for You

In 2020-2021, 16 degrees and certificates were awarded to philosophy students who went to a Maryland college or university. This makes it the #122 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Philosophy Schools in Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Maryland 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.

Check out the philosophy programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Maryland.

Our analysis found University of Maryland - Baltimore to be the most popular school for philosophy students who want to pursue a degree in Maryland. Located in the large city of Baltimore, UMB is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Maryland - College Park helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best philosophy schools in Maryland. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Mount St Mary's University

Emmitsburg, MD

The excellent programs at Mount St Mary’s University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best philosophy schools in Maryland. Located in the fringe town of Emmitsburg, The Mount is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy Schools in Maryland list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 5 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Philosophy Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 167
Pennsylvania 77
New Jersey 13
District of Columbia 52

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 5 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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