Philosophy is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #83 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Florida to determine which ones were the best for philosophy students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 348 degrees in philosophy to qualified students.
The philosophy program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Philosophy rankings. For our Best Overall Philosophy School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Philosophy Schools in Florida list to help you make the college decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of philosophy degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It is hard to beat University of Florida if you want to pursue a degree in philosophy. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were approximately 50 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the philosophy program make an average of $25,985 in the first couple years of their career.
It's difficult to beat Florida State University if you want to pursue a degree in philosophy. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were roughly 55 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent year we have data available.
Florida International University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in philosophy. FIU is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Miami. This university ranks 6th out of 77 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were roughly 53 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at FIU in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, philosophy degree recipients usually earn about $28,426 at the beginning of their careers.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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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The philosophy program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Philosophy rankings. For our Best Overall Philosophy School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
