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Philosophy Studies Schools in the Northeast

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In 2024, we rated 231 schools offering philosophy studies majors in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Philosophy-Colleges.com ranks University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA), Columbia University in the City of New York (New York City, NY), and Harvard University (Cambridge, MA) the top three general philosophy schools in the Northeast.

See the best 50 general philosophy colleges in the Northeast below or narrow your search by program, state, or city in the Northeast.

Top 50 general philosophy schools in the Northeast:

University of Pennsylvania - Philosophy School Ranking
1. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA, 6 general philosophy programs

Columbia University in the City of New York - Philosophy School Ranking
2. Columbia University in the City of New York

New York City, NY, 5 general philosophy programs

Harvard University - Philosophy School Ranking
3. Harvard University

Cambridge, MA, 6 general philosophy programs

Yale University - Philosophy School Ranking
4. Yale University

New Haven, CT, 5 general philosophy programs

New York University - Philosophy School Ranking
5. New York University

New York City, NY, 4 general philosophy programs

Boston College - Philosophy School Ranking
6. Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA, 4 general philosophy programs

Boston University - Philosophy School Ranking
7. Boston University

Boston, MA, 4 general philosophy programs

Princeton University - Philosophy School Ranking
8. Princeton University

Princeton, NJ, 3 general philosophy programs

Brown University - Philosophy School Ranking
9. Brown University

Providence, RI, 4 general philosophy programs

Dartmouth College - Philosophy School Ranking
10. Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH, 2 general philosophy programs

Cornell University - Philosophy School Ranking
11. Cornell University

Ithaca, NY, 4 general philosophy programs

Carnegie Mellon University - Philosophy School Ranking
12. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA, 3 general philosophy programs

Tufts University - Philosophy School Ranking
13. Tufts University

Medford, MA, 3 general philosophy programs

Wesleyan University - Philosophy School Ranking
14. Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT, 3 general philosophy programs

Williams College - Philosophy School Ranking
15. Williams College

Williamstown, MA, 2 general philosophy programs

Northeastern University - Philosophy School Ranking
16. Northeastern University

Boston, MA, 1 general philosophy program

Middlebury College - Philosophy School Ranking
17. Middlebury College

Middlebury, VT, 2 general philosophy programs

Villanova University - Philosophy School Ranking
18. Villanova University

Villanova, PA, 4 general philosophy programs

Amherst College - Philosophy School Ranking
19. Amherst College

Amherst, MA, 2 general philosophy programs

Swarthmore College - Philosophy School Ranking
20. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, PA, 2 general philosophy programs

Smith College - Philosophy School Ranking
21. Smith College

Northampton, MA, 2 general philosophy programs

Colgate University - Philosophy School Ranking
22. Colgate University

Hamilton, NY, 4 general philosophy programs

Haverford College - Philosophy School Ranking
23. Haverford College

Haverford, PA, 2 general philosophy programs

Vassar College - Philosophy School Ranking
24. Vassar College

Poughkeepsie, NY, 2 general philosophy programs

Wellesley College - Philosophy School Ranking
25. Wellesley College

Wellesley, MA, 2 general philosophy programs

Brandeis University - Philosophy School Ranking
26. Brandeis University

Waltham, MA, 3 general philosophy programs

University of Rochester - Philosophy School Ranking
27. University of Rochester

Rochester, NY, 4 general philosophy programs

Hamilton College - Philosophy School Ranking
28. Hamilton College

Clinton, NY, 2 general philosophy programs

Colby College - Philosophy School Ranking
29. Colby College

Waterville, ME, 2 general philosophy programs

Lehigh University - Philosophy School Ranking
30. Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA, 1 general philosophy program

University of Pittsburgh - Philosophy School Ranking
31. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA, 4 general philosophy programs

Binghamton University - Philosophy School Ranking
32. Binghamton University

Vestal, NY, 4 general philosophy programs

Bates College - Philosophy School Ranking
33. Bates College

Lewiston, ME, 2 general philosophy programs

Trinity College - Philosophy School Ranking
34. Trinity College

Hartford, CT, 2 general philosophy programs

Fordham University - Philosophy School Ranking
35. Fordham University

Bronx, NY, 4 general philosophy programs

CUNY Graduate School and University Center - Philosophy School Ranking
36. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

New York City, NY, 5 general philosophy programs

Rutgers University New Brunswick - Philosophy School Ranking
37. Rutgers University New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ, 3 general philosophy programs

Stony Brook University - Philosophy School Ranking
38. Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY, 5 general philosophy programs

University of Massachusetts Amherst - Philosophy School Ranking
39. University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, MA, 4 general philosophy programs

The New School - Philosophy School Ranking
40. The New School

New York City, NY, 3 general philosophy programs

Syracuse University - Philosophy School Ranking
41. Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY, 5 general philosophy programs

University of Connecticut - Philosophy School Ranking
42. University of Connecticut

Storrs, CT, 4 general philosophy programs

Mount Holyoke College - Philosophy School Ranking
43. Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley, MA, 2 general philosophy programs

CUNY Bernard M Baruch College - Philosophy School Ranking
44. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

New York City, NY, 2 general philosophy programs

Bucknell University - Philosophy School Ranking
45. Bucknell University

Lewisburg, PA, 2 general philosophy programs

Skidmore College - Philosophy School Ranking
46. Skidmore College

Saratoga Springs, NY, 2 general philosophy programs

SUNY at Albany - Philosophy School Ranking
47. SUNY at Albany

Albany, NY, 4 general philosophy programs

University at Buffalo - Philosophy School Ranking
48. University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY, 5 general philosophy programs

Hofstra University - Philosophy School Ranking
49. Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY, 2 general philosophy programs

Temple University - Philosophy School Ranking
50. Temple University

Philadelphia, PA, 3 general philosophy programs


Philosophy studies schools in the Northeast by state:

Schools by State14 General Philosophy Schools in Connecticut7 General Philosophy Schools in Maine37 General Philosophy Schools in Massachusetts5 General Philosophy Schools in New Hampshire20 General Philosophy Schools in New Jersey75 General Philosophy Schools in New York62 General Philosophy Schools in Pennsylvania6 General Philosophy Schools in Rhode Island5 General Philosophy Schools in Vermont


General philosophy schools in other regions:

Midwest: 241 schools
Northwest: 37 schools
South: 238 schools
Southeast: 164 schools
West: 224 schools

Popular philosophy school cities in the Northeast:

in Connecticut:
Cromwell: 1 school
Hartford: 2 schools
Middletown: 1 school
New Haven: 3 schools
New London: 1 school
Storrs: 1 school
in Maine:
Lewiston: 1 school
Standish: 1 school
Waterville: 1 school
in Massachusetts:
Amherst: 3 schools
Boston: 6 schools
Brookline: 1 school
Cambridge: 2 schools
Chestnut Hill: 1 school
Medford: 1 school
Northampton: 1 school
Norton: 1 school
South Hadley: 1 school
South Hamilton: 1 school
Waltham: 2 schools
Wellesley: 1 school
Williamstown: 1 school
Worcester: 3 schools
in New Hampshire:
Durham: 1 school
Hanover: 1 school
in New Jersey:
Glassboro: 1 school
Madison: 2 schools
New Brunswick: 2 schools
Princeton: 2 schools
South Orange: 1 school
in New York:
Albany: 1 school
Bronx: 4 schools
Brooklyn: 4 schools
Buffalo: 4 schools
Canton: 1 school
Clinton: 1 school
Geneva: 1 school
Hamilton: 1 school
Hempstead: 1 school
Ithaca: 2 schools
Lima: 1 school
New Paltz: 1 school
New York City: 17 schools
Poughkeepsie: 2 schools
Purchase: 2 schools
Queens: 2 schools
Rochester: 8 schools
Schenectady: 1 school
Staten Island: 2 schools
Stony Brook: 1 school
Syracuse: 2 schools
Vestal: 1 school
in Pennsylvania:
Ambridge: 1 school
Bethlehem: 2 schools
Carlisle: 1 school
Clarks Summit: 1 school
Easton: 1 school
Gettysburg: 2 schools
Glenside: 2 schools
Grove City: 1 school
Haverford: 1 school
Lancaster: 3 schools
Lewisburg: 1 school
Philadelphia: 8 schools
Pittsburgh: 6 schools
Saint Davids: 1 school
Scranton: 2 schools
Swarthmore: 1 school
Villanova: 1 school
West Chester: 1 school
Wynnewood: 1 school
in Rhode Island:
Providence: 3 schools
in Vermont:
Burlington: 1 school
Colchester: 1 school
Middlebury: 1 school
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