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2023 Most Popular Philosophy Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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Finding the Best Philosophy Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 465 degrees and certificates were awarded to philosophy students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #72 most popular major in the state.

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The Most Popular Philosophy Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Massachusetts 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Philosophy Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#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 Massachusetts. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in philosophy at Boston College, 57% are male and 43% are female.

Full Philosophy at Boston College Report

#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 5 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Women make up 33% of the philosophy majors at the school.

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Out of the 5 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in philosophy at the school are women while 80% are male.

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#4

Boston University

Boston, MA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Boston University is a great place for philosophy students working on their doctor’s degree. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Women make up 25% of the philosophy majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Massachusetts Amherst helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular philosophy schools in Massachusetts. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

Full Philosophy at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

Best Philosophy Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Philosophy Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

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

One of 3 majors within the area of study, philosophy has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 5 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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