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2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Philosophy

799 Colleges in the United States
7,882 Bachelor's Degrees
Ranked #57 in popularity, philosophy is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 799 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Philosophy ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 7,882 bachelor's degrees in philosophy during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Philosophy School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Philosophy The philosophy bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Philosophy ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality philosophy program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

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Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in philosophy. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

25 Most Well Attended Schools for Philosophy Students Working on Their Bachelor's

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139 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In CA
#3 Best Quality In CA

University of California - Santa Barbara is a popular option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in philosophy. UCSB is a very large public university located in the suburb of Santa Barbara. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in philosophy in California.

There were approximately 139 philosophy individuals who graduated with this degree at UCSB in the most recent data year.

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127 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In CA
#2 Best Quality In CA

University of California - Los Angeles is a popular choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in philosophy. UCLA is a very large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in philosophy in California.

There were roughly 127 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year.

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97 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#3 Most Popular In CA
#5 Best Quality In CA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of California - Berkeley if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in philosophy. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #5 in quality for bachelor's degrees in philosophy in California.

There were approximately 97 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year.

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
78 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In MA
#1 Best Quality In MA

Boston College is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in philosophy. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in philosophy in Massachusetts.

There were roughly 78 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at Boston College in the most recent year we have data available.

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New York University
New York, NY
73 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In NY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.

There were roughly 73 philosophy individuals who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.

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70 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In IL
#1 Best Quality In IL

UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in philosophy in Illinois.

There were approximately 70 philosophy individuals who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent year we have data available.

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68 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In NC
#3 Best Quality In NC

Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in philosophy in North Carolina.

There were approximately 68 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent data year.

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62 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In NY
#2 Best Quality In NY

Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in philosophy in New York.

There were roughly 62 philosophy individuals who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.

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59 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In TX
#1 Best Quality In TX

UT Austin is a very large public university located in the large city of Austin. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in philosophy in Texas.

There were roughly 59 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year.

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58 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In WA
#1 Best Quality In WA

UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the city of Seattle. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in philosophy in Washington.

There were approximately 58 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available.

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58 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#4 Most Popular In CA
#4 Best Quality In CA

UC Davis is a very large public university located in the suburb of Davis. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in philosophy in California.

There were roughly 58 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent data year.

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56 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In CO
#1 Best Quality In CO

Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in philosophy in Colorado.

There were approximately 56 philosophy individuals who graduated with this degree at CU - Boulder in the most recent data year.

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54 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#5 Most Popular In CA
#16 Best Quality In CA

Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public university with a large student population.

There were roughly 54 philosophy individuals who graduated with this degree at UC Santa Cruz in the most recent data year.

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54 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In WI
#1 Best Quality In WI

UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the city of Madison. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in philosophy in Wisconsin.

There were about 54 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
50 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In FL
#1 Best Quality In FL

UF is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in philosophy in Florida.

There were roughly 50 philosophy individuals who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available.

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48 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In PA
#6 Best Quality In PA

Pitt is a fairly large public university located in the city of Pittsburgh. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #6 in quality for bachelor's degrees in philosophy in Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 48 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent data year.

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48 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In AZ
#1 Best Quality In AZ

Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in philosophy in Arizona.

There were about 48 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available.

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
46 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In FL
#2 Best Quality In FL

Florida State is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in philosophy in Florida.

There were approximately 46 philosophy individuals who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent data year.

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Boston University
Boston, MA
46 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In MA
#3 Best Quality In MA

Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in philosophy in Massachusetts.

There were roughly 46 philosophy individuals who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year.

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46 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#6 Most Popular In CA
#19 Best Quality In CA

Sac State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Sacramento.

There were roughly 46 philosophy individuals who graduated with this degree at Sac State in the most recent year we have data available.

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45 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In NJ
#1 Best Quality In NJ

Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in philosophy in New Jersey.

There were roughly 45 philosophy individuals who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent year we have data available.

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Emory University
Atlanta, GA
44 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In GA
#1 Best Quality In GA

Emory is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Atlanta. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in philosophy in Georgia.

There were about 44 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent data year.

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43 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In VA
#2 Best Quality In VA

Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in philosophy in Virginia.

There were about 43 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in philosophy from University of Virginia - Main Campus

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43 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In MN
#1 Best Quality In MN

UMN Twin Cities is a very large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in philosophy in Minnesota.

There were roughly 43 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year.

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42 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#7 Most Popular In CA
#7 Best Quality In CA

Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #7 in quality for bachelor's degrees in philosophy in California.

There were approximately 42 philosophy individuals who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent data year.

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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
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Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC
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William & Mary
Williamsburg, VA
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Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
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Additional Award Winners

This list shows the remainder of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Philosophy badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 799 different United States philosophy schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
50 University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN
50 Ohio State University - Main Campus Columbus, OH
50 Lehman College Bronx, NY
50 Georgia State University Atlanta, GA
54 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
54 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
54 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA
54 California State University - Northridge Northridge, CA
58 University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA
59 Hunter College New York, NY
59 Binghamton University Vestal, NY
59 Yale University New Haven, CT
59 Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY
59 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA
59 California State University - Fresno Fresno, CA
65 University of St Thomas Minnesota Saint Paul, MN
65 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA
65 Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA
65 Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA
65 Utah Valley University Orem, UT
65 Texas State University San Marcos, TX
65 Colgate University Hamilton, NY
65 San Diego State University San Diego, CA
73 Brown University Providence, RI
74 University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO
74 University of Massachusetts - Boston Boston, MA
74 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA
74 Holy Apostles College and Seminary Cromwell, CT
74 Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville, OH
79 Brandeis University Waltham, MA
79 University of Georgia Athens, GA
79 California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Pomona, CA
79 Duke University Durham, NC
79 University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT
79 Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN
79 Temple University Philadelphia, PA
79 Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX
87 Cornell University Ithaca, NY
87 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR
87 Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ
87 University of South Florida - Main Campus Tampa, FL
87 Purdue University - Main Campus West Lafayette, IN
87 California State University - Fullerton Fullerton, CA
87 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
94 Northwestern University Evanston, IL
94 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA
94 University of North Texas Denton, TX
97 The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL
97 Miami University - Oxford Oxford, OH
97 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX
97 Georgetown University Washington, DC
97 Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY
97 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Knoxville, TN
97 St John’s University - New York Queens, NY
97 Wesleyan University Middletown, CT
97 University of Houston Houston, TX
97 Chapman University Orange, CA
107 George Washington University Washington, DC
107 American Public University System Charles Town, WV
107 Stanford University Stanford, CA
107 University of Nevada - Reno Reno, NV
107 University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL
107 Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA
107 Appalachian State University Boone, NC
114 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL
114 University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC
114 University of Maryland - Baltimore County Baltimore, MD
114 Sacred Heart Major Seminary Detroit, MI
114 University of Nevada - Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
114 University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY
114 Villanova University Villanova, PA
114 John Carroll University University Heights, OH
114 Baruch College New York, NY
114 Towson University Towson, MD

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Philosophy award.

Rank College Location
124 Illinois State University Normal, IL
124 Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA
124 University of South Carolina - Columbia Columbia, SC
124 The City College of New York New York, NY
124 Brigham Young University - Provo Provo, UT
124 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
124 University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI
124 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC
124 Rice University Houston, TX
124 DePaul University Chicago, IL
124 Bates College Lewiston, ME
124 Tufts University Medford, MA
124 Wayne State University Detroit, MI
124 University of Louisville Louisville, KY
124 Wheaton College Illinois Wheaton, IL
124 George Mason University Fairfax, VA
140 Washington State University Pullman, WA
140 Oberlin College Oberlin, OH
140 College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA
140 John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY
140 University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Norman, OK
140 Marquette University Milwaukee, WI
140 Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO
140 Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI
140 Macalester College Saint Paul, MN
140 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, NE
140 University of Rochester Rochester, NY
140 Kenyon College Gambier, OH
140 Whitman College Walla Walla, WA
140 University of Missouri - Columbia Columbia, MO
154 University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
154 Mount St Mary’s University Emmitsburg, MD
154 Goucher College Baltimore, MD
154 West Virginia University Morgantown, WV
154 University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA
154 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
154 University of Memphis Memphis, TN
154 Pepperdine University Malibu, CA
154 Dartmouth College Hanover, NH
154 Queens College Queens, NY
154 Iowa State University Ames, IA
154 Oregon State University Corvallis, OR
154 Grinnell College Grinnell, IA
154 Rollins College Winter Park, FL
154 University of San Diego San Diego, CA
154 University of Vermont Burlington, VT
154 University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI
154 University of Connecticut Storrs, CT
154 University of Miami Coral Gables, FL
154 Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO

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Other Philosophy 215
Ethics 69
Applied & Professional Ethics 35
Logic 6

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