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

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in philosophy, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #58 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Georgia to determine which ones were the most popular for philosophy students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 9 doctor's degrees in philosophy during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for philosophy.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Philosophy in Georgia

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in philosophy.

Most Well Attended Schools for Philosophy Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Emory University
Atlanta, GA

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in philosophy has to check out Emory University. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Atlanta. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in philosophy in Georgia. More information about a doctorate in philosophy from Emory University

2

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Georgia is a popular option for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in philosophy. UGA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Athens. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in philosophy in Georgia. More information about a doctorate in philosophy from University of Georgia

Best Philosophy Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Philosophy Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	143	14
Virginia	126	3
North Carolina	113	12
Louisiana	99	4
Tennessee	98	10
South Carolina	88	8
Kentucky	86	2
Arkansas	57	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to Philosophy

Philosophy is one of 3 different types of Philosophy & Religious Studies programs to choose from.

Philosophy Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Philosophy	9

Majors Similar to Philosophy

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Religious Studies	16

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.