2023 Most Popular Online Philosophy Schools
Finding the Most Popular Online 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Philosophy Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the United States to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
2023 Most Popular Online Philosophy Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Philosophy Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Online Philosophy Schools
Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the most popular school for philosophy students who want to pursue an online degree in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average amount in student loans that philosophy majors at ASU - Skysong take out is $23,733.
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The excellent online programs at American Public University System helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best philosophy schools in the United States. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.
The average amount in student loans that philosophy majors at American Military University take out is $35,010.
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The excellent online programs at Franciscan University of Steubenville helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best philosophy schools in the United States. Franciscan U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Steubenville.
While working on their degree, philosophy majors at Franciscan U accumulate an average of around $25,625 in student debt.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Holy Apostles College and Seminary. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Philosophy Schools list. 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 be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Philosophy Schools list. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #6, Piedmont International University did quite well on this year’s best schools for philosophy students. Piedmont International University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winston-Salem.
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University of Memphis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Philosophy Schools ranking. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Memphis.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well on this year’s best schools for philosophy students. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #9, Harvard University did quite well on this year’s best schools for philosophy students. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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College of Western Idaho came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Philosophy Schools ranking. Located in the rural area of Nampa, CWI is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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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 26 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.