2023 Most Popular Philosophy Schools
Finding the Best Philosophy School for You
Philosophy is the #84 most popular major in the country with 10,054 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Philosophy Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 933 schools in the United States 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 United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Philosophy Colleges.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools in Philosophy
Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the most popular school in the United States for philosophy students. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
After completing their degree, philosophy graduates from UPenn carry an average student debt load of $19,500. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $697.
The excellent programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best philosophy schools in the United States. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.
After completing their degree, philosophy graduates from UCLA carry an average student debt load of $15,000. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $232.
Read full report on Philosophy at University of California - Los Angeles
Out of the 933 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a fairly large student population.
While working on their degree, philosophy majors at UCSB accumulate an average of around $15,149 in student debt.
Full Philosophy at University of California - Santa Barbara Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.
While working on their degree, philosophy majors at UC Berkeley accumulate an average of around $15,000 in student debt.
Full Philosophy at University of California - Berkeley Report
Out of the 933 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.
Philosophy majors at Boston College take out an average of $17,500 in student loans while working on their egree.
New York University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy Schools list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
After completing their degree, philosophy graduates from NYU carry an average student debt load of $23,253.
Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for philosophy students. It came in at #7 on the list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
While working on their degree, philosophy majors at Columbia accumulate an average of around $20,625 in student debt.
Full Philosophy at Columbia University in the City of New York Report
University of Southern California came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Philosophy Schools ranking. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
Philosophy majors at USC take out an average of $13,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for philosophy students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Philosophy majors at U-M take out an average of $19,549 in student loans while working on their egree.
Read full report on Philosophy at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
The University of Texas at Austin landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular philosophy programs. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average amount in student loans that philosophy majors at UT Austin take out is $19,986. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $189.
With a ranking of #10, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy students. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.
On average, philosophy graduates from UW - Madison take out $19,712 in student loans while working on their degree.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Philosophy Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a fairly large student population.
While working on their degree, philosophy majors at UNC Chapel Hill accumulate an average of around $19,500 in student debt.
Read full report on Philosophy at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of California - Irvine ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy Schools list. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a very large student population.
Philosophy majors at UC Irvine take out an average of $19,897 in student loans while working on their egree.
University of Chicago came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Philosophy Schools ranking. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
After completing their degree, philosophy graduates from UChicago carry an average student debt load of $20,925.
University of Colorado Boulder landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular philosophy programs. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the city of Boulder.
Read full report on Philosophy at University of Colorado Boulder
University of California - Riverside came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Philosophy Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public college with a very large student population.
While working on their degree, philosophy majors at UCR accumulate an average of around $20,135 in student debt.
Full Philosophy at University of California - Riverside Report
University of California - Santa Cruz came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Philosophy Schools ranking. UC Santa Cruz is a large public school located in the small city of Santa Cruz.
The average amount in student loans that philosophy majors at UC Santa Cruz take out is $17,500.
Read full report on Philosophy at University of California - Santa Cruz
With a ranking of #18, Emory University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy students. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Philosophy majors at Emory take out an average of $23,955 in student loans while working on their egree.
With a ranking of #19, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy students. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.
The average amount in student loans that philosophy majors at UW Seattle take out is $14,370.
Full Philosophy at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report
University of Washington - Bothell Campus landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular philosophy programs. Located in the suburb of Bothell, UW Bothell is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average amount in student loans that philosophy majors at UW Bothell take out is $14,370.
Read full report on Philosophy at University of Washington - Bothell Campus
Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Philosophy Schools ranking. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.
The average amount in student loans that philosophy majors at ASU - Tempe take out is $23,733.
Read full report on Philosophy at Arizona State University - Tempe
Holy Apostles College and Seminary ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy Schools list. Holy Apostles College and Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Cromwell.
Read full report on Philosophy at Holy Apostles College and Seminary
With a ranking of #23, California State University - Long Beach did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy students. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a very large student population.
After completing their degree, philosophy graduates from CSULB carry an average student debt load of $18,500.
Full Philosophy at California State University - Long Beach Report
University of California - Davis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for philosophy students. It came in at #23 on the list. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population.
Philosophy majors at UC Davis take out an average of $13,200 in student loans while working on their egree.
San Francisco State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for philosophy students. It came in at #25 on the list. SFSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Francisco.
On average, philosophy graduates from SFSU take out $16,500 in student loans while working on their degree.
Read full report on Philosophy at San Francisco State University
Rest of the Top 50 Most Popular Philosophy Schools
Remaining Award Winners
This list shows the rest of the schools awarded a Most Popular Philosophy Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 933 different United States philosophy schools we analyzed.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for Philosophy students that almost earned our Most Popular Philosophy Schools award.
Philosophy by Region
View the Most Popular Philosophy Schools for a specific region near you.
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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 | 9,470 |
| Other Philosophy & Religious Studies | 285 |
| General Philosophy & Religious Studies | 184 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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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