2023 Most Popular Philosophy Schools in the New England Region
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.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.
The Most Popular Philosophy Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the New England 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.
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2023 Most Popular Philosophy Schools in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Philosophy Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Philosophy Schools
Our analysis found Holy Apostles College and Seminary to be the most popular school for philosophy students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Holy Apostles College and Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Cromwell.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boston College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy Schools in the New England Region list. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The excellent programs at University of Connecticut helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best philosophy schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Yale University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for philosophy students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Brandeis University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the small city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
With a ranking of #6, Tufts University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy students. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.
With a ranking of #9, Massachusetts Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy students. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for philosophy students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a very large student population.
Best Philosophy Colleges by State
Explore the best philosophy colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 81 |
| Connecticut | 57 |
| Rhode Island | 2 |
Majors Related to Philosophy
Philosophy is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Philosophy
| 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 14 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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