by our College Data Analytics TeamPhilosophy is offered at a wide range of schools. The schools below award the most philosophy degrees of any in Massachusetts.
College Factual ranked the 27 philosophy schools in Massachusetts by the number of degrees they award each year.
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The colleges and universities below are the most popular for philosophy majors in Massachusetts, ranked by the number of degrees they award each year.
Boston University tops our list of the most popular philosophy schools. Located in the city of Boston, Boston University is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 66 philosophy degrees in the most recent year. Read the full philosophy report for Boston University
Boston College ranks #2 for philosophy by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 62 philosophy degrees in the most recent year. Get the full philosophy details for Boston College
A rank of #3 makes Harvard University one of the most popular schools for philosophy. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard University is a private not-for-profit university. Harvard University graduated around 48 philosophy students in the most recent data year. See more about philosophy at Harvard University
Tufts University is one of the most popular philosophy schools, landing the #4 spot this year. Tufts University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford. This school awarded about 30 philosophy degrees in the most recent year. See more about philosophy at Tufts University
University Of Massachusetts Amherst ranks #5 for philosophy by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Amherst, University Of Massachusetts Amherst is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 24 students earned a degree in philosophy from this school. Read the full philosophy report for University Of Massachusetts Amherst
Brandeis University comes in at #6 for philosophy this year. Set in the city of Waltham, Brandeis University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 16 philosophy degrees in the most recent year. Get the full philosophy details for Brandeis University
University Of Massachusetts Boston placed #7 for philosophy by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Boston, University Of Massachusetts Boston is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 11 students earned a degree in philosophy from this school. Get the full philosophy details for University Of Massachusetts Boston
Northeastern University landed the #8 spot among the most popular philosophy schools. Northeastern University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 10 students earned a degree in philosophy from this school. Read the full philosophy report for Northeastern University
Smith College placed #9 for philosophy by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Northampton, Smith College is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 10 students earned a degree in philosophy from this school. Get the full philosophy details for Smith College
Wellesley College placed #10 for philosophy by yearly graduations. Set in the suburb of Wellesley, Wellesley College is a private not-for-profit institution. Wellesley College graduated around 10 philosophy students in the most recent data year. Read the full philosophy report for Wellesley College
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology ranked #11 on our list of the most popular philosophy schools. Set in the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution. Massachusetts Institute Of Technology graduated around 8 philosophy students in the most recent data year. Read the full philosophy report for Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
College Of The Holy Cross placed #12 for philosophy by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Worcester, College Of The Holy Cross is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 6 students earned a degree in philosophy from this school. Read the full philosophy report for College Of The Holy Cross
Wheaton College Massachusetts landed the #13 spot among the most popular philosophy schools. Located in the suburb of Norton, Wheaton College Massachusetts is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 6 students earned a degree in philosophy from this school. Read the full philosophy report for Wheaton College Massachusetts
Williams College comes in at #14 for philosophy this year. Set in the town of Williamstown, Williams College is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 6 philosophy degrees in the most recent year. See more about philosophy at Williams College
Amherst College comes in at #15 for philosophy this year. Amherst College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Amherst. This school awarded about 5 philosophy degrees in the most recent year. Get the full philosophy details for Amherst College
Mount Holyoke College landed the #16 spot among the most popular philosophy schools. Located in the suburb of South Hadley, Mount Holyoke College is a private not-for-profit university. Mount Holyoke College graduated around 5 philosophy students in the most recent data year. See more about philosophy at Mount Holyoke College
University Of Massachusetts Lowell placed #17 for philosophy by yearly graduations. Located in the suburb of Lowell, University Of Massachusetts Lowell is a public university. This school awarded about 5 philosophy degrees in the most recent year. See more about philosophy at University Of Massachusetts Lowell
Clark University comes in at #18 for philosophy this year. Located in the city of Worcester, Clark University is a private not-for-profit university. Clark University graduated around 4 philosophy students in the most recent data year. Read the full philosophy report for Clark University
Suffolk University landed the #19 spot among the most popular philosophy schools. Set in the city of Boston, Suffolk University is a private not-for-profit institution. Suffolk University graduated around 3 philosophy students in the most recent data year. Get the full philosophy details for Suffolk University
University Of Massachusetts Dartmouth ranked #20 on our list of the most popular philosophy schools. University Of Massachusetts Dartmouth is a public school located in the suburb of North Dartmouth. This school awarded about 3 philosophy degrees in the most recent year. See more about philosophy at University Of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Bridgewater State University landed the #21 spot among the most popular philosophy schools. Bridgewater State University is a public school located in the suburb of Bridgewater. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 2 students earned a degree in philosophy from this school. See more about philosophy at Bridgewater State University
Stonehill College landed the #22 spot among the most popular philosophy schools. Stonehill College is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Easton. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 2 students earned a degree in philosophy from this school. Get the full philosophy details for Stonehill College
Assumption College comes in at #23 for philosophy this year. Located in the city of Worcester, Assumption College is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 1 philosophy degrees in the most recent year. See more about philosophy at Assumption College
Emmanuel College Massachusetts landed the #24 spot among the most popular philosophy schools. Set in the city of Boston, Emmanuel College Massachusetts is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 1 students earned a degree in philosophy from this school. Read the full philosophy report for Emmanuel College Massachusetts
Hampshire College ranked #25 on our list of the most popular philosophy schools. Hampshire College is a private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Amherst. This school awarded about 1 philosophy degrees in the most recent year. See more about philosophy at Hampshire College
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The ranking above is published by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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