Philosophy is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #83 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Philosophy Schools in Colorado ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 192 degrees in philosophy annually.
The philosophy program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Philosophy rankings. 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.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The philosophy school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Philosophy Schools in Colorado.
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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.
University of Colorado Boulder is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in philosophy. CU - Boulder is a very large public university located in the city of Boulder. A Best Colleges rank of #145 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means CU - Boulder is a great university overall.
There were about 70 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at CU - Boulder in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat Colorado State University - Fort Collins if you wish to pursue a degree in philosophy. Colorado State is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Fort Collins. This university ranks 4th out of 31 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were about 25 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the philosophy program state that they receive average early career wages of $27,810.
It is difficult to beat University of Colorado at Colorado Springs if you want to pursue a degree in philosophy. Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 21st out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were approximately 31 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at UCCS in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the philosophy program state that they receive average early career earnings of $32,480.
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).
The philosophy program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Philosophy rankings. 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.
