A degree in philosophy is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #83 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Georgia to determine which ones were the best for philosophy students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 218 degrees in philosophy during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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 Schools in Georgia.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the philosophy degrees they offer, see the list below.
Every student pursuing a degree in philosophy needs to check out Emory University. Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.
Philosophy degree recipients from Emory University earn a boost of around $4,199 above the typical earnings of philosophy graduates.
Georgia State University is a good option for students interested in a degree in philosophy. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public university with a fairly large student population.
Students who graduate with their degree from the philosophy program report average early career wages of $25,116.
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).