by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 76 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Philosophy Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 7,961 bachelor's degrees in philosophy to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The philosophy bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality philosophy program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for philosophy students working on their bachelor's degree.
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 Bachelor's Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.
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The following list ranks the best 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.
It's hard to beat University of Pennsylvania if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in philosophy. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia.More information about a bachelor’s in philosophy from University of Pennsylvania
Duke University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in philosophy. Duke is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Durham.More information about a bachelor’s in philosophy from Duke University
University of Chicago is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in philosophy. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in philosophy from University of Chicago
Emory University is a good option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in philosophy. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Atlanta.More information about a bachelor’s in philosophy from Emory University
Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in philosophy from Columbia University in the City of New York
Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in philosophy from Boston College
Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in philosophy from University of Southern California
Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in philosophy from Vanderbilt University
UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the city of Seattle.More information about a bachelor’s in philosophy from University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in philosophy from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the city of Madison.More information about a bachelor’s in philosophy from University of Wisconsin - Madison
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Philosophy Bachelor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | University of California - Davis | Davis, CA |
| 13 | University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN |
| 14 | Boston University | Boston, MA |
| 15 | University of California - Berkeley | Berkeley, CA |
| 16 | University of Virginia - Main Campus | Charlottesville, VA |
| 17 | New York University | New York, NY |
| 18 | The University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX |
| 19 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | Amherst, MA |
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Philosophy is one of 4 different types of Philosophy programs to choose from.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Other Philosophy | 256 |
| Ethics | 73 |
| Applied & Professional Ethics | 38 |
| Logic | 6 |
