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2023 Most Popular Philosophy Schools in Pennsylvania

8 Colleges
$40,081 Avg Salary
$24,209 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Philosophy School for You

With 77 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, philosophy is the #103 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Philosophy Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for philosophy majors pursuing a .

#1

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Villanova University the most popular school in Pennsylvania for philosophy students. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#2

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Duquesne University is a great place for philosophy students. Duquesne is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary - Overbrook. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy Schools in Pennsylvania list. 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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#4

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy Schools in Pennsylvania list. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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#5

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great place for philosophy students. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, West Chester University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy students. WCUPA is a large public school located in the suburb of West Chester.

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#8

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy Schools in Pennsylvania list. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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Best Philosophy Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 167
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 8 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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