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Colleges offering doctoral degrees (research) in Philosophy

103 U.S. colleges and universities offer Philosophy at the phd level. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.

All levels Certificate 44 Associate 132 Bachelor 750 Master 158 PhD 103 Professional 1

Most schools offering it: California (144), New York (76), Pennsylvania (59), Ohio (41), Texas (38), Illinois (36)

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Showing 25–48 of 103 schools

UW
Public

Philosophy: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
51,044
Retention
96%
Programs
262
Awards 2024-25
19,199
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IU
Public

Philosophy: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
48,424
Retention
91%
Programs
209
Awards 2024-25
20,593
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USC
Private nonprofit

Philosophy: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
46,566
Retention
96%
Programs
285
Awards 2024-25
17,982
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FSU
Public

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Philosophy: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
43,889
Retention
96%
Programs
149
Awards 2024-25
14,293
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UU
Public

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Philosophy: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
36,894
Retention
86%
Programs
247
Awards 2024-25
9,826
CampusOnlineHybrid
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JHU
Private nonprofit

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Philosophy: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
30,210
Retention
98%
Programs
209
Awards 2024-25
12,221
CampusOnlineHybrid
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BU
Private nonprofit

Philosophy: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
20,626
Retention
91%
Programs
150
Awards 2024-25
6,853
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UM
Public

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

Philosophy: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
20,276
Retention
77%
Programs
140
Awards 2024-25
4,829
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UC
Private nonprofit

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Philosophy: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
18,566
Retention
99%
Programs
121
Awards 2024-25
6,960
CampusOnlineHybrid
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TUL
Private nonprofit

Philosophy: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
13,310
Retention
93%
Programs
176
Awards 2024-25
4,625
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UF
Public

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Philosophy: 4 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
56,311
Retention
98%
Programs
190
Awards 2024-25
18,849
CampusOnlineHybrid
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MSU
Public

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Philosophy: 4 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
52,089
Retention
90%
Programs
268
Awards 2024-25
13,223
CampusOnlineHybrid
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USF
Public

Philosophy: 4 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
49,622
Retention
91%
Programs
168
Awards 2024-25
14,503
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HU
Private nonprofit

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Philosophy: 4 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
30,259
Retention
98%
Programs
259
Awards 2024-25
11,030
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UK
Public

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Philosophy: 4 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
29,792
Retention
86%
Programs
202
Awards 2024-25
7,974
CampusOnlineHybrid
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DU
Private nonprofit

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

Philosophy: 4 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
21,210
Retention
86%
Programs
227
Awards 2024-25
6,518
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UHM
Public

Philosophy: 4 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
20,028
Retention
81%
Programs
134
Awards 2024-25
4,836
CampusOnlineHybrid
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