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2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Philosophy in the New England Region

8 Colleges in the New England Region
40 Doctor's Degrees
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.

College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Philosophy in the New England Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 40 doctor's degrees in philosophy during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Philosophy School for Your Doctor's Degree

Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Philosophy in the New England Region Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in philosophy matters. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Philosophy in the New England Region ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality philosophy program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

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This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for philosophy.

Learn about 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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Boston University
Boston, MA
7 Annual Doctor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In MA
#2 Best Quality In MA

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in philosophy has to look into Boston University. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in philosophy in Massachusetts.

There were roughly 7 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year.

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
7 Annual Doctor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In MA
#1 Best Quality In MA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Boston College if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in philosophy. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Chestnut Hill. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in philosophy in Massachusetts.

There were roughly 7 philosophy individuals who graduated with this degree at Boston College in the most recent year we have data available.

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6 Annual Doctor's Degrees
#3 Most Popular In MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in philosophy. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

There were approximately 6 philosophy individuals who graduated with this degree at MIT in the most recent data year.

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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
5 Annual Doctor's Degrees
#4 Most Popular In MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Harvard University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in philosophy. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

There were roughly 5 philosophy individuals who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent year we have data available.

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Yale University
New Haven, CT
4 Annual Doctor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In CT
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.

There were about 4 philosophy individuals who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent data year.

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4 Annual Doctor's Degrees
#5 Most Popular In MA
#3 Best Quality In MA

Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in philosophy in Massachusetts.

There were approximately 4 philosophy individuals who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent data year.

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Brown University
Providence, RI
4 Annual Doctor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In RI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.

There were about 4 philosophy individuals who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent year we have data available.

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3 Annual Doctor's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In CT
#1 Best Quality In CT

Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in philosophy in Connecticut.

There were approximately 3 philosophy individuals who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Philosophy Colleges by State

Explore the most popular philosophy colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 147 21
Connecticut 95 12
Rhode Island 75 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 40

Related Major Annual Graduates
Religious Studies 25

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