Philosophy is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #83 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of philosophy. Combined, these schools handed out 677 degrees in philosophy to qualified students.
Your choice of philosophy school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Philosophy School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Philosophy Schools in Pennsylvania list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of philosophy degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of Pennsylvania is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in philosophy. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.
There were roughly 209 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the philosophy program at University of Pennsylvania get $39,478 more than the standard college grad in this field shortly after graduation.
Temple University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in philosophy. Temple is a fairly large public university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #97 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.
There were roughly 31 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the philosophy program earn about $28,648 in the first couple years of working.
Every student who is interested in philosophy needs to check out Gettysburg College. Located in the fringe town of Gettysburg, Gettysburg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 16th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were roughly 12 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at Gettysburg in the most recent data year.
University of Scranton is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in philosophy. Located in the city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 13th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were roughly 29 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at University of Scranton in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the philosophy program state that they receive average early career wages of $32,513.
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).
Your choice of philosophy school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Philosophy School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
