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Most Popular Philosophy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Most Popular Philosophy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Philosophy Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, philosophy was ranked #84 in the country. In fact 10,054 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Philosophy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Philosophy Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland - Baltimore the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for philosophy students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Baltimore, UMB is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in philosophy at UMB, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 75% of the philosophy majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary - Overbrook is a great place for philosophy students working on their graduate certificate. Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary - Overbrook is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wynnewood.

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Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Out of the 9 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the # 4 spot on the list. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.

Of the 2 students majoring in philosophy at SUNY Stony Brook, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at West Chester University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular philosophy schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Out of the 9 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Syracuse University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.

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Fordham University

Bronx, NY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Fordham University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular philosophy schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Fordham U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Bronx.

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Queens College

Queens, NY

Out of the 9 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Queens College landed the # 5 spot on the list. QC is a large public school located in the city of Queens.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at The Graduate Center, CUNY helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular philosophy schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

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Best Philosophy Colleges by State

Explore the best philosophy schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 692
New York 876
Maryland 160
New Jersey 155
District of Columbia 142
Delaware 16

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

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 9 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).

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