2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Philosophy in District of Columbia

Philosophy is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #62 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in District of Columbia to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of philosophy. Combined, these schools handed out 13 doctor's degrees in philosophy to qualified students.

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Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Philosophy in District of Columbia

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for philosophy students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Philosophy Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Catholic University of America
Washington, DC

8 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in philosophy has to check out Catholic University of America. CUA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in philosophy in District of Columbia. More information about a doctorate in philosophy from Catholic University of America

2

Georgetown University
Washington, DC

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Georgetown University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in philosophy. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. More information about a doctorate in philosophy from Georgetown University

Best Philosophy Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	374	59
Pennsylvania	303	33
Maryland	179	4
New Jersey	158	12

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Rankings in Majors Related to Philosophy

Philosophy is one of 4 different types of Philosophy programs to choose from.

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.