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2023 Most Popular Philosophy Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best Philosophy Doctor's Degree 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Philosophy Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree 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 doctor's degree.

#1

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Our analysis found Boston College to be the most popular school for philosophy students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the New England Region . Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.

Women make up 43% of the philosophy majors at the school.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy Doctor’s Degree 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 very large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in philosophy at the school are women while 67% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Of the 5 students majoring in philosophy at MIT, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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#4

Boston University

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in philosophy at the school are women while 75% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in philosophy at UCONN, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#4

Yale University

New Haven, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 50% of the philosophy majors at the school.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree philosophy programs. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a very large student population.

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#7

Brown University

Providence, RI

With a ranking of #7, Brown University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy students working on their doctor’s degree. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

Women make up 50% of the philosophy majors at the school.

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Best Philosophy Colleges by State

Explore the best philosophy schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 465
Connecticut 183
New Hampshire 42
Maine 45
Rhode Island 60
Vermont 42

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 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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