by our College Data Analytics Team
Philosophy is taught at colleges nationwide, but at some it makes up a far larger share of the degrees awarded than at others. This ranking identifies the schools most focused on philosophy — those where the major represents the largest percentage of degrees awarded.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared the degree focus of the 29 schools in the United States offering philosophy.
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Below are the most focused philosophy schools at the associate’s degree level, ranked by the share of degrees awarded in the major.
The most focused school in the country for philosophy is College Of Western Idaho. Located in the rural area of Nampa, College Of Western Idaho is a public university. About 0.9% of the degrees College Of Western Idaho awards are in philosophy, or about 9 graduates in the most recent year. See more about philosophy at College Of Western Idaho
Los Angeles Valley College came in at #2 on our list of the most focused philosophy schools. Los Angeles Valley College is a public school located in the city of Valley Glen. About 0.6% of the degrees Los Angeles Valley College awards are in philosophy, or about 11 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full philosophy details for Los Angeles Valley College
A rank of #3 makes Santa Barbara City College one of the most focused schools for philosophy. Set in the city of Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara City College is a public institution. About 0.6% of the degrees Santa Barbara City College awards are in philosophy, or about 16 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full philosophy details for Santa Barbara City College
A rank of #4 makes College Of San Mateo one of the most focused schools for philosophy. Set in the city of San Mateo, College Of San Mateo is a public institution. About 0.5% of the degrees College Of San Mateo awards are in philosophy, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full philosophy details for College Of San Mateo
A rank of #5 makes Mt San Antonio College one of the most focused schools for philosophy. Set in the suburb of Walnut, Mt San Antonio College is a public institution. About 0.5% of the degrees Mt San Antonio College awards are in philosophy, or about 19 graduates in the most recent year. See more about philosophy at Mt San Antonio College
Santiago Canyon College landed the #6 spot among the most focused philosophy schools. Located in the city of Orange, Santiago Canyon College is a public university. At this school, roughly 0.5% of all degrees awarded are in philosophy, or about 8 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full philosophy details for Santiago Canyon College
Santa Rosa Junior College ranked #7 on our list of the most focused philosophy schools. Set in the city of Santa Rosa, Santa Rosa Junior College is a public institution. At this school, roughly 0.5% of all degrees awarded are in philosophy, or about 10 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full philosophy details for Santa Rosa Junior College
Cuny Laguardia Community College landed the #8 spot among the most focused philosophy schools. Set in the city of Long Island City, Cuny Laguardia Community College is a public institution. About 0.5% of the degrees Cuny Laguardia Community College awards are in philosophy, or about 8 graduates in the most recent year. See more about philosophy at Cuny Laguardia Community College
Moorpark College comes in at #9 for philosophy focus this year. Moorpark College is a public school located in the suburb of Moorpark. About 0.4% of the degrees Moorpark College awards are in philosophy, or about 15 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full philosophy details for Moorpark College
Los Medanos College placed #10 for philosophy by degree focus. Los Medanos College is a public school located in the suburb of Pittsburg. At this school, roughly 0.4% of all degrees awarded are in philosophy, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full philosophy report for Los Medanos College
Cabrillo College comes in at #11 for philosophy focus this year. Located in the suburb of Aptos, Cabrillo College is a public university. Philosophy accounts for around 0.4% of the degrees granted here, or about 8 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full philosophy details for Cabrillo College
City College Of San Francisco placed #12 for philosophy by degree focus. Set in the city of San Francisco, City College Of San Francisco is a public institution. About 0.4% of the degrees City College Of San Francisco awards are in philosophy, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. See more about philosophy at City College Of San Francisco
Long Beach City College landed the #13 spot among the most focused philosophy schools. Long Beach City College is a public school located in the city of Long Beach. About 0.4% of the degrees Long Beach City College awards are in philosophy, or about 9 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full philosophy details for Long Beach City College
El Camino Community College District landed the #14 spot among the most focused philosophy schools. Located in the suburb of Torrance, El Camino Community College District is a public university. At this school, roughly 0.3% of all degrees awarded are in philosophy, or about 11 graduates in the most recent year. See more about philosophy at El Camino Community College District
Fullerton College landed the #15 spot among the most focused philosophy schools. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Fullerton College is a public university. About 0.3% of the degrees Fullerton College awards are in philosophy, or about 10 graduates in the most recent year. See more about philosophy at Fullerton College
Diablo Valley College comes in at #16 for philosophy focus this year. Located in the suburb of Pleasant Hill, Diablo Valley College is a public university. About 0.3% of the degrees Diablo Valley College awards are in philosophy, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full philosophy details for Diablo Valley College
Irvine Valley College ranked #17 on our list of the most focused philosophy schools. Located in the city of Irvine, Irvine Valley College is a public university. At this school, roughly 0.3% of all degrees awarded are in philosophy, or about 8 graduates in the most recent year. See more about philosophy at Irvine Valley College
Fresno City College placed #18 for philosophy by degree focus. Fresno City College is a public school located in the city of Fresno. Philosophy accounts for around 0.3% of the degrees granted here, or about 7 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full philosophy details for Fresno City College
Cerritos College landed the #19 spot among the most focused philosophy schools. Set in the suburb of Norwalk, Cerritos College is a public institution. Philosophy accounts for around 0.3% of the degrees granted here, or about 7 graduates in the most recent year. See more about philosophy at Cerritos College
College Of The Sequoias ranked #20 on our list of the most focused philosophy schools. College Of The Sequoias is a public school located in the city of Visalia. At this school, roughly 0.3% of all degrees awarded are in philosophy, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full philosophy details for College Of The Sequoias
De Anza College placed #21 for philosophy by degree focus. De Anza College is a public school located in the city of Cupertino. About 0.3% of the degrees De Anza College awards are in philosophy, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full philosophy report for De Anza College
Sierra College placed #22 for philosophy by degree focus. Sierra College is a public school located in the suburb of Rocklin. At this school, roughly 0.2% of all degrees awarded are in philosophy, or about 8 graduates in the most recent year. See more about philosophy at Sierra College
College Of The Canyons comes in at #23 for philosophy focus this year. College Of The Canyons is a public school located in the suburb of Santa Clarita. Philosophy accounts for around 0.2% of the degrees granted here, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full philosophy report for College Of The Canyons
Rio Hondo College comes in at #24 for philosophy focus this year. Set in the rural area of Whittier, Rio Hondo College is a public institution. At this school, roughly 0.2% of all degrees awarded are in philosophy, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full philosophy details for Rio Hondo College
Central New Mexico Community College ranked #25 on our list of the most focused philosophy schools. Central New Mexico Community College is a public school located in the city of Albuquerque. About 0.2% of the degrees Central New Mexico Community College awards are in philosophy, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. See more about philosophy at Central New Mexico Community College
These schools rounded out the top of this year’s most focused philosophy list:
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This list is compiled by College Factual. The ranking reflects how concentrated each school’s degrees are in the major (completions in the field as a share of all completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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