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2023 Most Popular Philosophy Graduate Certificate Schools in California

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Finding the Best Philosophy Graduate Certificate School for You

Philosophy is the #59 most popular major in California with 1,876 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Philosophy Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Davis the most popular school in California for philosophy students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Our analysis found University of California - Los Angeles to be the most popular school for philosophy students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Philosophy at University of California - Los Angeles Report

Best Philosophy Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 244
Oregon 107
Nevada 57
Hawaii 27
Alaska 4

Philosophy is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

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 2 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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