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2023 Most Popular Philosophy Schools in New York

18 Colleges
$30,952 Avg Salary
$21,989 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Philosophy School for You

With 167 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, philosophy is the #104 most popular major in New York.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Philosophy Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 18 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 New York.

Our analysis found The Graduate Center, CUNY to be the most popular school for philosophy students who want to pursue a degree in New York. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#2

The New School

New York, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The New School is a great place for philosophy students. Located in the large city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best philosophy schools in New York. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#4

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

The excellent programs at Fordham University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best philosophy schools in New York. Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Out of the 18 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

New York University

New York, NY

New York University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Philosophy Schools in New York ranking. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

With a ranking of #7, University at Buffalo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy students. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

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#8

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular philosophy programs. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular philosophy programs. University of Rochester is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Rochester.

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#9

University at Albany

Albany, NY

University at Albany landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular philosophy programs. Located in the city of Albany, UAlbany 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
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 18 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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