Ranked #86 in popularity, philosophy is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Philosophy Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 471 degrees in philosophy to qualified students.
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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for philosophy schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Pennsylvania list to help you make the college decision.
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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.
University of Pennsylvania is a good decision for students interested in a degree in philosophy. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.
There were about 37 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in philosophy has to take a look at Temple University. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #97 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.
There were approximately 24 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat Gettysburg College if you want to pursue a degree in philosophy. Gettysburg is a small private not-for-profit college located in the fringe town of Gettysburg. This college ranks 16th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were about 12 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at Gettysburg in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Scranton is a good decision for students interested in a degree in philosophy. University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Scranton. This university ranks 13th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 29 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at University of Scranton in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for philosophy schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
