2024 Best Philosophy Bachelor's Degree Schools in Georgia

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.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Philosophy Bachelor's Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 182 bachelor's degrees in philosophy during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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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 full 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

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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Georgia.

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 Georgia

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

Top Georgia Schools for a Bachelor's in Philosophy

1

Emory University
Atlanta, GA

52 Annual Graduates

$33,513 Median Starting Salary

$16,438 Median Student Debt

Emory University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in philosophy. Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the philosophy program at Emory University earn $4,199 more than the average graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

More information about a bachelor’s in philosophy from Emory University

2

Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA

28 Annual Graduates

$25,116 Median Starting Salary

$27,000 Median Student Debt

It's hard to beat Georgia State University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in philosophy. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State 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 $25,116.

More information about a bachelor’s in philosophy from Georgia State University

Best Philosophy Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	225	317
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	179
Other Philosophy	3

Majors Similar to Philosophy

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Religious Studies	68
General Philosophy & Religious Studies	26

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.