2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Philosophy in Washington

Philosophy is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #121 most popular master's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the most popular for philosophy students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2 master's degrees in philosophy during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Philosophy School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in philosophy matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Philosophy in Washington ranking is to help you make that choice.

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. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Philosophy Schools

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. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for philosophy.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Philosophy in Washington

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in philosophy.

Most Well Attended Schools for Philosophy Students Working on Their Master's

1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In WA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Washington - Seattle Campus if you want to pursue a master's degree in philosophy. UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the city of Seattle. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in philosophy in Washington.

There were about 2 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in philosophy from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

2

Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in philosophy has to check out Gonzaga University. Gonzaga is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Spokane. More information about a master’s in philosophy from Gonzaga University

2

Washington State University
Pullman, WA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Washington State University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in philosophy. Wazzu is a fairly large public university located in the town of Pullman. More information about a master’s in philosophy from Washington State University

Best Philosophy Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	244	113
Oregon	151	7
Nevada	100	7
Hawaii	84	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	2

Most Popular Majors Related to Philosophy

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Religious Studies	1

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.