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Most Popular Philosophy Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

2023 Most Popular Philosophy Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

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Finding the Best Philosophy Graduate Certificate School for You

With 876 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, philosophy is the #81 most popular major in New York.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Philosophy Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in New York to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 analysis found Columbia University in the City of New York to be the most popular school for philosophy students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New York. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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

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#2

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Stony Brook University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular philosophy schools in New York. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the large 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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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The Graduate Center, CUNY is a great place for philosophy students working on their graduate certificate. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York.

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#3

Queens College

Queens, NY

Out of the 6 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Queens College landed the # 3 spot on the list. QC is a large public school located in the large city of Queens.

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Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Syracuse University is a great place for philosophy students working on their graduate certificate. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.

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Fordham University

Bronx, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Fordham University is a great place for philosophy students working on their graduate certificate. Fordham U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Bronx.

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Best Philosophy Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 692
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 6 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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