by our College Data Analytics Team
Philosophy is offered at a wide range of schools across the country, but only at some does it account for a large share of the degrees the school grants. The schools below are the most focused on philosophy in Massachusetts, measured by the share of their degrees in the field.
College Factual ranked the 17 philosophy schools in Massachusetts by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.
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Below are the schools where philosophy makes up the largest share of degrees in Massachusetts.
The most focused school in the country for philosophy is Wellesley College. Wellesley College is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Wellesley. 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
Wheaton College Massachusetts is one of the most focused philosophy schools, landing the #2 spot this year. Wheaton College Massachusetts is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Norton. At this school, roughly 2% of all degrees awarded are in philosophy, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full philosophy report for Wheaton College Massachusetts
Boston College is one of the most focused philosophy schools, landing the #3 spot this year. 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 is one of the most focused philosophy schools, landing the #4 spot this year. Set in the city of Northampton, Smith College is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 1% of all degrees awarded are in philosophy, or about 10 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full philosophy report for Smith College
A rank of #5 makes Williams College one of the most focused schools for philosophy. Set in the town of Williamstown, Williams College is a private not-for-profit institution. About 1% of the degrees Williams College awards are in philosophy, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full philosophy report for Williams College
Brandeis University comes in at #6 for philosophy focus this year. Brandeis University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waltham. Philosophy accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 16 graduates in the most recent year. See more about philosophy at Brandeis University
Amherst College comes in at #7 for philosophy focus this year. Located in the city of Amherst, Amherst College is a private not-for-profit university. About 1% of the degrees Amherst College awards are in philosophy, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year. See more about philosophy at Amherst College
Mount Holyoke College landed the #8 spot among the most focused philosophy schools. Set in the suburb of South Hadley, Mount Holyoke College is a private not-for-profit institution. Philosophy accounts for around 0.9% of the degrees granted here, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full philosophy report for Mount Holyoke College
College Of The Holy Cross landed the #9 spot among the most focused philosophy schools. Located in the city of Worcester, College Of The Holy Cross is a private not-for-profit university. About 0.8% of the degrees College Of The Holy Cross awards are in philosophy, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. See more about philosophy at College Of The Holy Cross
Tufts University placed #10 for philosophy by degree focus. Set in the suburb of Medford, Tufts University is a private not-for-profit institution. About 0.7% of the degrees Tufts University awards are in philosophy, or about 30 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full philosophy report for Tufts University
Boston University landed the #11 spot among the most focused philosophy schools. Set in the city of Boston, Boston University is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 0.5% of all degrees awarded are in philosophy, or about 66 graduates in the most recent year. See more about philosophy at Boston University
Harvard University comes in at #12 for philosophy focus this year. Set in the city of Cambridge, Harvard University is a private not-for-profit institution. About 0.4% of the degrees Harvard University awards are in philosophy, or about 48 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full philosophy details for Harvard University
University Of Massachusetts Boston landed the #13 spot among the most focused philosophy schools. Set in the city of Boston, University Of Massachusetts Boston is a public institution. At this school, roughly 0.3% of all degrees awarded are in philosophy, or about 11 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full philosophy details for University Of Massachusetts Boston
University Of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #14 on our list of the most focused philosophy schools. Set in the city of Amherst, University Of Massachusetts Amherst is a public institution. At this school, roughly 0.2% of all degrees awarded are in philosophy, or about 24 graduates in the most recent year. See more about philosophy at University Of Massachusetts Amherst
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology comes in at #15 for philosophy focus this year. Massachusetts Institute Of Technology is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge. 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 Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
University Of Massachusetts Lowell landed the #16 spot among the most focused philosophy schools. Located in the suburb of Lowell, University Of Massachusetts Lowell is a public university. At this school, roughly 0.1% of all degrees awarded are in philosophy, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full philosophy report for University Of Massachusetts Lowell
Northeastern University placed #17 for philosophy by degree focus. Set in the city of Boston, Northeastern University is a private not-for-profit institution. Philosophy accounts for around 0.1% of the degrees granted here, or about 10 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full philosophy details for Northeastern University
The ranking above is published 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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