2024 Best Philosophy Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Ranked #58 in popularity, philosophy is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Philosophy Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 430 bachelor's degrees in philosophy during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to philosophy students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of philosophy students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized philosophy related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for philosophy students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Philosophy Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Philosophy Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Philosophy in Pennsylvania

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for philosophy students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Bachelor's in Philosophy

1

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

31 Annual Graduates

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

2

University of Scranton
Scranton, PA

33 Annual Graduates

University of Scranton is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in philosophy. Located in the city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in philosophy from University of Scranton

Best Philosophy Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Philosophy Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	707	696
Maryland	370	128
New Jersey	351	142
District of Columbia	226	90
Delaware	224	16

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Rankings in Majors Related to Philosophy

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

Majors Similar to Philosophy

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Philosophy	164
Applied & Professional Ethics	12
Logic	6

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.