2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Philosophy in Virginia

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Philosophy in Virginia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 10 master's degrees in philosophy during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Philosophy School for Your Master's Degree

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of philosophy students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for philosophy.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Philosophy in Virginia

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for philosophy students seeking a a master's degree.

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

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George Mason University
Fairfax, VA

6 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in philosophy has to check out George Mason University. GMU is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

There were roughly 6 philosophy individuals who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent data year.

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University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Virginia - Main Campus if you want to pursue a master's degree in philosophy. University of Virginia is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Charlottesville. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in philosophy in Virginia.

There were about 2 philosophy individuals who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent data year.

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In VA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Virginia Tech if you want to pursue a master's degree in philosophy. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in philosophy in Virginia.

There were about 2 philosophy individuals who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Philosophy Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

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Philosophy Related Rankings by Major

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.