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Overview for Philosophy

A program that focuses on ideas and their logical structure, including arguments and investigations about abstract and real phenomena. Includes instruction in logic, ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, metaphysics, symbolism, and history of philosophy, and applications to the theoretical foundations and methods of other disciplines.

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Colleges Offering a Major in Philosophy

Top 50 U.S. Colleges with the most degrees awarded of Philosophy among the 2006-2007 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded*/
Percentage
SelectivityCost*
University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
111
(1.6%)
Most Selective$21,100
University of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
82
(1.7%)
Moderately Selective$21,354
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA
72
(1.0%)
Moderately Selective$15,730
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
72
(1.1%)
Most Selective$22,247
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
67
(0.8%)
Moderately Selective$17,046
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
65
(2.8%)
Most Selective$47,384
University of California-Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA
63
(1.8%)
Minimally Selective$21,454
University of Colorado at Boulder
Boulder, CO
63
(1.1%)
Minimally Selective$17,422
Rutgers University - New Brunswick-Piscataway
New Brunswick, NJ
63
(1.1%)
Moderately Selective$21,373
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park, PA
61
(0.6%)
Moderately Selective$21,752
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* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.