2024 Best Philosophy Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in philosophy, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #61 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Philosophy Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 317 bachelor's degrees in philosophy to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Philosophy School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of philosophy for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for philosophy students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Philosophy Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida list to help you make the college decision.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Philosophy in Florida

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for philosophy students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Florida Schools for a Bachelor's in Philosophy

1

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

48 Annual Graduates

$25,985 Median Starting Salary

$17,217 Median Student Debt

It is difficult to beat University of Florida if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in philosophy. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a very large student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the philosophy program state that they receive average early career income of $25,985.

More information about a bachelor’s in philosophy from University of Florida

2

Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL

45 Annual Graduates

$25,359 Median Student Debt

Florida State University is a wonderful option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in philosophy. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in philosophy from Florida State University

3

Florida International University
Miami, FL

53 Annual Graduates

$28,426 Median Starting Salary

$13,134 Median Student Debt

Florida International University is a good decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in philosophy. FIU is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Miami.

Soon after graduating, philosophy bachelor's recipients typically make an average of $28,426 in their early careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in philosophy from Florida International University

Best Philosophy Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Philosophy Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	224	182
Tennessee	220	115
North Carolina	213	256
Virginia	213	224
South Carolina	195	85
Kentucky	187	59
Alabama	184	99
Louisiana	171	89
Mississippi	169	20
Arkansas	167	34
West Virginia	147	42

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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	317

Majors Similar to Philosophy

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Religious Studies	118
General Philosophy & Religious Studies	10
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies	2

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.