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.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Philosophy Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 492 degrees in philosophy to qualified students.
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 Massachusetts list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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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.
Boston College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in philosophy. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Boston College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 108 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at Boston College in the most recent year we have data available.
Boston University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in philosophy. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were approximately 61 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Massachusetts - Boston is a good choice for students interested in a degree in philosophy. Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 25th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were approximately 21 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at UMass Boston in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
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.
