2024 Best Philosophy Schools in District of Columbia
3Colleges in District of Columbia
121Philosophy Degrees Awarded
Philosophy is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #86 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in District of Columbia to determine which ones were the best for philosophy students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 121 degrees in philosophy during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of philosophy school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Philosophy School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Philosophy Schools in District of Columbia list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Philosophy in District of Columbia
The schools below may not offer all types of philosophy degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It is difficult to beat Catholic University of America if you wish to pursue a degree in philosophy. CUA is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. This university ranks 5th out of 8 colleges for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.
There were about 51 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at CUA in the most recent year we have data available.
George Washington University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in philosophy. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.
There were about 19 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent year we have data available.
American University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in philosophy. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 8 colleges for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.
There were approximately 18 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at The American University in the most recent data year.
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).
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Your choice of philosophy school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Philosophy School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
