2025 Best Philosophy Schools in Tennessee

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 looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Philosophy Schools in Tennessee ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 172 degrees in philosophy to qualified students.

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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 Tennessee list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Philosophy in Tennessee

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.

Top Tennessee Schools in Philosophy

1

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Knoxville, TN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

16.7% Growth in Graduates

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in philosophy. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in philosophy from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

2

University of Memphis
Memphis, TN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

24.1% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Memphis if you want to pursue a degree in philosophy. UofM is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Memphis.More information about a degree in philosophy from University of Memphis

Best Philosophy Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Philosophy Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	287	218
Florida	282	347
North Carolina	279	298
Virginia	274	241
South Carolina	248	88
Kentucky	244	65
Louisiana	242	104
Mississippi	234	25
Arkansas	234	37
Alabama	233	99
West Virginia	207	42

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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	136
Applied & Professional Ethics	36

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Majors Similar to Philosophy

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Religious Studies	88
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies	7
General Philosophy & Religious Studies	4

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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.