2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Philosophy in New Jersey

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.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the most popular for philosophy students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 12 doctor's degrees in philosophy to qualified students.

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This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for philosophy.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Philosophy in New Jersey

Learn about 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

Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

7 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Rutgers University - New Brunswick is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in philosophy. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in philosophy in New Jersey. More information about a doctorate in philosophy from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

2

Princeton University
Princeton, NJ

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Princeton University is a popular option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in philosophy. Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. More information about a doctorate in philosophy from Princeton University

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	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	374	59
Pennsylvania	303	33
Maryland	179	4
District of Columbia	144	14

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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.