2024 Best Philosophy Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

a bachelor's degree in philosophy is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #61 out of 363 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Philosophy Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 142 bachelor's degrees in philosophy to qualified students.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on philosophy students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other philosophy students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for philosophy to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized philosophy related body.

Our full 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 New Jersey 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 New Jersey

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in philosophy.

Top New Jersey Schools for a Bachelor's in Philosophy

1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

51 Annual Graduates

$25,760 Median Starting Salary

$25,000 Median Student Debt

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in philosophy needs to look into Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public university located in the city of New Brunswick.

Soon after graduation, philosophy bachelor's recipients typically earn about $25,760 in their early careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in philosophy from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

2

Rutgers University - Camden
Camden, NJ

1 Annual Graduates

$25,760 Median Starting Salary

$25,000 Median Student Debt

It is hard to beat Rutgers University - Camden if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in philosophy. Rutgers Camden is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Camden.

Soon after graduating, philosophy bachelor's recipients typically earn around $25,760 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in philosophy from Rutgers University - Camden

2

Rutgers University - Newark
Newark, NJ

2 Annual Graduates

$25,760 Median Starting Salary

$25,000 Median Student Debt

Rutgers University - Newark is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in philosophy. Located in the city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public university with a fairly large student population.

After graduation, philosophy bachelor's recipients usually earn around $25,760 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a bachelor’s in philosophy from Rutgers University - Newark

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	275	702
Pennsylvania	274	612
Maryland	207	144
Delaware	130	16
District of Columbia	126	90

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Philosophy Related Rankings by Major

One of 3 majors within the Philosophy & Religious Studies area of study, Philosophy has other similar majors worth exploring.

Philosophy Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Philosophy	142

Most Popular Majors Related to Philosophy

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Religious Studies	591
General Philosophy & Religious Studies	6
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies	4

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.