by our College Data Analytics Team
Philosophy is offered at a wide range of schools across the country, yet a handful of schools devote much more of their degrees to the field than the rest. The schools below are the most focused on philosophy in New York, measured by the share of their degrees in the field.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared the degree focus of the 31 schools in New York offering philosophy.
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Below are the schools where philosophy makes up the largest share of degrees in New York.
Leading the list of the most focused philosophy schools is Hamilton College. Set in the suburb of Clinton, Hamilton College is a private not-for-profit institution. About 3% of the degrees Hamilton College awards are in philosophy, or about 15 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full philosophy details for Hamilton College
Colgate University is one of the most focused philosophy schools, landing the #2 spot this year. Set in the rural area of Hamilton, Colgate University is a private not-for-profit institution. About 3% of the degrees Colgate University awards are in philosophy, or about 22 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full philosophy report for Colgate University
Skidmore College is one of the most focused philosophy schools, landing the #3 spot this year. Skidmore College is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saratoga Springs. Philosophy accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 13 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full philosophy details for Skidmore College
Hobart William Smith Colleges is one of the most focused philosophy schools, landing the #4 spot this year. Set in the town of Geneva, Hobart William Smith Colleges is a private not-for-profit institution. Philosophy accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 8 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full philosophy report for Hobart William Smith Colleges
A rank of #5 makes The New School one of the most focused schools for philosophy. The New School is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. About 2% of the degrees The New School awards are in philosophy, or about 46 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full philosophy report for The New School
Vassar College ranked #6 on our list of the most focused philosophy schools. Set in the suburb of Poughkeepsie, Vassar College is a private not-for-profit institution. Philosophy accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 7 graduates in the most recent year. See more about philosophy at Vassar College
Cuny Graduate School And University Center ranked #7 on our list of the most focused philosophy schools. Set in the city of New York, Cuny Graduate School And University Center is a public institution. About 1% of the degrees Cuny Graduate School And University Center awards are in philosophy, or about 29 graduates in the most recent year. See more about philosophy at Cuny Graduate School And University Center
Barnard College ranked #8 on our list of the most focused philosophy schools. Barnard College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. At this school, roughly 0.8% of all degrees awarded are in philosophy, or about 7 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full philosophy details for Barnard College
United States Military Academy comes in at #9 for philosophy focus this year. Located in the town of West Point, United States Military Academy is a public university. About 0.8% of the degrees United States Military Academy awards are in philosophy, or about 9 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full philosophy details for United States Military Academy
Fordham University placed #10 for philosophy by degree focus. Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham University is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 0.8% of all degrees awarded are in philosophy, or about 40 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full philosophy report for Fordham University
Cuny College Of Staten Island comes in at #11 for philosophy focus this year. Located in the city of Staten Island, Cuny College Of Staten Island is a public university. About 0.5% of the degrees Cuny College Of Staten Island awards are in philosophy, or about 11 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full philosophy details for Cuny College Of Staten Island
Cuny Brooklyn College comes in at #12 for philosophy focus this year. Located in the city of Brooklyn, Cuny Brooklyn College is a public university. At this school, roughly 0.5% of all degrees awarded are in philosophy, or about 17 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full philosophy details for Cuny Brooklyn College
University Of Rochester ranked #13 on our list of the most focused philosophy schools. Located in the city of Rochester, University Of Rochester is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 0.5% of all degrees awarded are in philosophy, or about 19 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full philosophy report for University Of Rochester
Cuny Laguardia Community College ranked #14 on our list of the most focused philosophy schools. Set in the city of Long Island City, Cuny Laguardia Community College is a public institution. About 0.4% 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
Suny At Albany landed the #15 spot among the most focused philosophy schools. Suny At Albany is a public school located in the city of Albany. About 0.4% of the degrees Suny At Albany awards are in philosophy, or about 19 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full philosophy details for Suny At Albany
Columbia University In The City Of New York landed the #16 spot among the most focused philosophy schools. Located in the city of New York, Columbia University In The City Of New York is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 0.4% of all degrees awarded are in philosophy, or about 66 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full philosophy report for Columbia University In The City Of New York
Cuny City College placed #17 for philosophy by degree focus. Set in the city of New York, Cuny City College is a public institution. About 0.4% of the degrees Cuny City College awards are in philosophy, or about 12 graduates in the most recent year. See more about philosophy at Cuny City College
Cornell University placed #18 for philosophy by degree focus. Set in the city of Ithaca, Cornell University is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 0.4% of all degrees awarded are in philosophy, or about 33 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full philosophy report for Cornell University
Cuny Lehman College ranked #19 on our list of the most focused philosophy schools. Cuny Lehman College is a public school located in the city of Bronx. About 0.3% of the degrees Cuny Lehman College awards are in philosophy, or about 11 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full philosophy report for Cuny Lehman College
State University Of New York At New Paltz placed #20 for philosophy by degree focus. Set in the town of New Paltz, State University Of New York At New Paltz is a public institution. About 0.3% of the degrees State University Of New York At New Paltz awards are in philosophy, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full philosophy details for State University Of New York At New Paltz
Marist College comes in at #21 for philosophy focus this year. Located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie, Marist College is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 0.3% of all degrees awarded are in philosophy, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full philosophy report for Marist College
New York University placed #22 for philosophy by degree focus. Set in the city of New York, New York University is a private not-for-profit institution. About 0.3% of the degrees New York University awards are in philosophy, or about 61 graduates in the most recent year. See more about philosophy at New York University
Suny College At Oswego placed #23 for philosophy by degree focus. Set in the town of Oswego, Suny College At Oswego is a public institution. At this school, roughly 0.3% of all degrees awarded are in philosophy, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year. See more about philosophy at Suny College At Oswego
Suny At Binghamton placed #24 for philosophy by degree focus. Suny At Binghamton is a public school located in the suburb of Vestal. About 0.3% of the degrees Suny At Binghamton awards are in philosophy, or about 14 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full philosophy details for Suny At Binghamton
Cuny John Jay College Of Criminal Justice landed the #25 spot among the most focused philosophy schools. Cuny John Jay College Of Criminal Justice is a public school located in the city of New York. At this school, roughly 0.3% of all degrees awarded are in philosophy, or about 10 graduates in the most recent year. See more about philosophy at Cuny John Jay College Of Criminal Justice
These schools rounded out the top of this year’s most focused philosophy list:
The ranking above is published by College Factual. Schools are ranked by degree focus — the share of the school’s total degree completions that are in the program, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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