2025 Best Philosophy Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in philosophy, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #61 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for philosophy students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 314 bachelor's degrees in philosophy to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Philosophy School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of philosophy for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on philosophy students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other philosophy students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for philosophy to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized philosophy related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for philosophy students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The philosophy school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Philosophy Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Philosophy in the Rocky Mountains Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for philosophy students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Philosophy

1

University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO

59 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in philosophy has to take a look at University of Colorado Boulder. CU - Boulder is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.More information about a bachelor’s in philosophy from University of Colorado Boulder

2

Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO

22 Annual Graduates

$27,810 Median Starting Salary

Colorado State University - Fort Collins is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in philosophy. Colorado State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Fort Collins.

Soon after graduating, philosophy bachelor's recipients usually earn around $27,810 in their early careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in philosophy from Colorado State University - Fort Collins

3

Utah Valley University
Orem, UT

20 Annual Graduates

$43,699 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in philosophy has to look into Utah Valley University. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Philosophy bachelor's degree recipients from Utah Valley University receive an earnings boost of approximately $8,625 over the average earnings of philosophy majors.

More information about a bachelor’s in philosophy from Utah Valley University

4

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO

24 Annual Graduates

$32,480 Median Starting Salary

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a good option for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in philosophy. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public university with a large student population.

After graduation, philosophy bachelor's recipients generally make about $32,480 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in philosophy from University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Best Philosophy Colleges by State

Explore the best philosophy colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	204	106
Colorado	190	181
Idaho	171	37
Montana	134	11
Wyoming	70	5

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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	309
Applied & Professional Ethics	5

Majors Similar to Philosophy

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Religious Studies	32
General Philosophy & Religious Studies	2

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.