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2024 Best Philosophy Schools in Washington

3 Colleges in Washington
244 Philosophy Degrees Awarded
$30,782 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in philosophy, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #83 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Philosophy Schools in Washington ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 244 degrees in philosophy during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Philosophy School

Best Philosophy Schools in Washington 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. We derive our Best Overall Philosophy School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Philosophy
Master's Degrees in Philosophy
Doctor's Degrees in Philosophy

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Philosophy Schools in Washington list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Philosophy in Washington

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the philosophy degree levels they offer.

Top Washington Schools in Philosophy

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
64 Philosophy Degrees Awarded
$36,290 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in philosophy needs to take a look at University of Washington - Seattle Campus. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.

There were approximately 64 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available. Philosophy degree recipients from University of Washington - Seattle Campus get an earnings boost of about $5,508 above the average income of philosophy graduates.

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Every student who is interested in philosophy has to look into Western Washington University. WWU is a large public university located in the small city of Bellingham. This university ranks 5th out of 51 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.

There were about 22 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at WWU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the philosophy program make about $19,765 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a degree in philosophy from Western Washington University

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
62 Philosophy Degrees Awarded
8.1% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in philosophy needs to look into University of Washington - Bothell Campus. UW Bothell is a medium-sized public university located in the large suburb of Bothell. This university ranks 50th out of 51 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.

There were about 62 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at UW Bothell in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the philosophy degree program at University of Washington - Bothell Campus earn $5,508 more than the standard graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

More information about a degree in philosophy from University of Washington - Bothell Campus

Best Philosophy Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
California 330 1,876
Oregon 266 106
Nevada 192 57
Hawaii 164 27
Alaska 119 4

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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 178
Ethics 66

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Religious Studies 77
General Philosophy & Religious Studies 10

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