2025 Best Philosophy Schools in District of Columbia

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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in District of Columbia to determine which ones were the best for philosophy students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 126 degrees in philosophy to qualified students.

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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 Schools in District of Columbia list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Philosophy in District of Columbia

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 District of Columbia Schools in Philosophy

1

George Washington University
Washington, DC

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

5.0% Growth in Graduates

George Washington University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in philosophy. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington.More information about a degree in philosophy from George Washington University

2

Catholic University of America
Washington, DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

40 Philosophy Degrees Awarded

Catholic University of America is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in philosophy. Located in the large city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a degree in philosophy from Catholic University of America

Best Philosophy Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	334	689
New York	333	867
Maryland	279	154
New Jersey	273	155
Delaware	175	16

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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	102
Ethics	24

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Most Popular Majors Related to Philosophy

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Religious Studies	63

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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.