2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Philosophy in Massachusetts

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 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Philosophy in Massachusetts ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 29 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

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in philosophy matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Philosophy in Massachusetts ranking.

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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Philosophy in Massachusetts

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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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

7 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Boston College is a popular option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in philosophy. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit college located in the 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 students who graduated with this degree at Boston College in the most recent data year.

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1

Boston University
Boston, MA

7 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Boston University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in philosophy. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the 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 about 7 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a popular option for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in philosophy. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

There were roughly 6 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at MIT in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in philosophy from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

4

Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Harvard University is a popular option for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in philosophy. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized 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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University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the 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 about 4 philosophy individuals who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent data year.

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Best Philosophy Colleges in the New England Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Connecticut	95	12
Rhode Island	75	4

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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	29

Most Popular Majors Related to Philosophy

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Religious Studies	15

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.