by our College Data Analytics Team
Philosophy is offered at a wide range of schools across the country, but at some it makes up a far larger share of the degrees awarded than at others. To top this list, a school awards a larger share of its degrees in philosophy than other colleges that offer the major.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared the degree focus of the 34 schools in the New England Region offering philosophy.
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The colleges and universities below are the most focused on philosophy in the New England Region, ranked by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.
Leading the list of the most focused philosophy schools is Holy Apostles College And Seminary. Located in the suburb of Cromwell, Holy Apostles College And Seminary is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 27% of all degrees awarded are in philosophy, or about 44 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full philosophy report for Holy Apostles College And Seminary
Bates College came in at #2 on our list of the most focused philosophy schools. Bates College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lewiston. Philosophy accounts for around 3% of the degrees granted here, or about 14 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full philosophy report for Bates College
Wesleyan University is one of the most focused philosophy schools, landing the #3 spot this year. Located in the city of Middletown, Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 2% of all degrees awarded are in philosophy, or about 14 graduates in the most recent year. See more about philosophy at Wesleyan University
Wellesley College ranks #4 for philosophy by degree focus. Set in the suburb of Wellesley, Wellesley College is a private not-for-profit institution. Philosophy accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 10 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full philosophy report for Wellesley College
A rank of #5 makes Wheaton College Massachusetts one of the most focused schools for philosophy. Wheaton College Massachusetts is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Norton. About 2% of the degrees Wheaton College Massachusetts awards are in philosophy, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full philosophy details for Wheaton College Massachusetts
Bowdoin College placed #6 for philosophy by degree focus. Located in the town of Brunswick, Bowdoin College is a private not-for-profit university. About 1% of the degrees Bowdoin College awards are in philosophy, or about 7 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full philosophy details for Bowdoin College
Boston College landed the #7 spot among the most focused philosophy schools. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit university. About 1% of the degrees Boston College awards are in philosophy, or about 62 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full philosophy details for Boston College
Smith College landed the #8 spot among the most focused philosophy schools. Located in the city of Northampton, Smith College is a private not-for-profit university. About 1% of the degrees Smith College awards are in philosophy, or about 10 graduates in the most recent year. See more about philosophy at Smith College
Colby College placed #9 for philosophy by degree focus. Colby College is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of Waterville. About 1% of the degrees Colby College awards are in philosophy, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full philosophy details for Colby College
Williams College landed the #10 spot among the most focused philosophy schools. Set in the town of Williamstown, Williams College is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 1% of all degrees awarded are in philosophy, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full philosophy report for Williams College
Brandeis University ranked #11 on our list of the most focused philosophy schools. Set in the city of Waltham, Brandeis University is a private not-for-profit institution. About 1% of the degrees Brandeis University awards are in philosophy, or about 16 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full philosophy details for Brandeis University
Trinity College comes in at #12 for philosophy focus this year. Located in the city of Hartford, Trinity College is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 1% of all degrees awarded are in philosophy, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. See more about philosophy at Trinity College
Dartmouth College ranked #13 on our list of the most focused philosophy schools. Set in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth College is a private not-for-profit institution. Philosophy accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 23 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full philosophy report for Dartmouth College
Amherst College comes in at #14 for philosophy focus this year. Located in the city of Amherst, Amherst College is a private not-for-profit university. Philosophy accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full philosophy report for Amherst College
Middlebury College ranked #15 on our list of the most focused philosophy schools. Located in the town of Middlebury, Middlebury College is a private not-for-profit university. Philosophy accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 9 graduates in the most recent year. See more about philosophy at Middlebury College
Brown University placed #16 for philosophy by degree focus. Brown University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence. About 0.9% of the degrees Brown University awards are in philosophy, or about 30 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full philosophy report for Brown University
Mount Holyoke College landed the #17 spot among the most focused philosophy schools. Set in the suburb of South Hadley, Mount Holyoke College is a private not-for-profit institution. About 0.9% of the degrees Mount Holyoke College awards are in philosophy, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full philosophy report for Mount Holyoke College
College Of The Holy Cross placed #18 for philosophy by degree focus. Located in the city of Worcester, College Of The Holy Cross is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 0.8% of all degrees awarded are in philosophy, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full philosophy details for College Of The Holy Cross
Tufts University ranked #19 on our list of the most focused philosophy schools. Set in the suburb of Medford, Tufts University is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 0.7% of all degrees awarded are in philosophy, or about 30 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full philosophy details for Tufts University
Boston University ranked #20 on our list of the most focused philosophy schools. Set in the city of Boston, Boston University is a private not-for-profit institution. Philosophy accounts for around 0.5% of the degrees granted here, or about 66 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full philosophy report for Boston University
Providence College placed #21 for philosophy by degree focus. Providence College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence. About 0.5% of the degrees Providence College awards are in philosophy, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. See more about philosophy at Providence College
Yale University placed #22 for philosophy by degree focus. Set in the city of New Haven, Yale University is a private not-for-profit institution. About 0.5% of the degrees Yale University awards are in philosophy, or about 25 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full philosophy details for Yale University
Harvard University comes in at #23 for philosophy focus this year. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard University is a private not-for-profit university. Philosophy accounts for around 0.4% of the degrees granted here, or about 48 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full philosophy report for Harvard University
University Of Southern Maine ranked #24 on our list of the most focused philosophy schools. University Of Southern Maine is a public school located in the city of Portland. At this school, roughly 0.4% of all degrees awarded are in philosophy, or about 7 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full philosophy report for University Of Southern Maine
University Of Vermont placed #25 for philosophy by degree focus. Set in the city of Burlington, University Of Vermont is a public institution. Philosophy accounts for around 0.3% of the degrees granted here, or about 11 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full philosophy report for University Of Vermont
Not far behind, these schools also devote a large share of their degrees to philosophy:
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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