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2023 Most Popular Philosophy Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

8 Colleges
$29,019 Avg Salary
$25,140 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

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

Our analysis found University of Colorado Boulder to be the most popular school for philosophy students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Boulder.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana landed the # 2 spot on the list. UM is a large public school located in the small city of Missoula.

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The excellent programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best philosophy schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of U is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

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#5

University of Denver

Denver, CO

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Denver is a great place for philosophy students. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

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#5

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UW is a fairly large public school located in the town of Laramie.

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#5

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Idaho. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of I is a fairly large public school located in the town of Moscow.

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The excellent programs at Brigham Young University - Provo helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best philosophy schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Philosophy Colleges by State

Explore the best philosophy schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 18
Utah 4
Idaho 0
Montana 5
Wyoming 0

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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