2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Philosophy in New Jersey

A doctor's degree in philosophy is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #58 out of 295 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Philosophy in New Jersey ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 12 doctor's degrees in philosophy during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Philosophy in New Jersey

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for philosophy students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Philosophy Students Working on Their Doctorate

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

7 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Rutgers University - New Brunswick if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in philosophy. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public university located in the city of New Brunswick. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in philosophy in New Jersey. More information about a doctorate in philosophy from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

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Princeton University
Princeton, NJ

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Princeton University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in philosophy. Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Princeton. More information about a doctorate in philosophy from Princeton University

Best Philosophy Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Philosophy Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	183	59
Pennsylvania	176	34
Maryland	114	4
District of Columbia	81	14

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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	12

Most Popular Majors Related to Philosophy

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Religious Studies	6

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.