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Best Schools for Philosophy in 2026

77 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score · Updated 2026

These are the top schools offering Philosophy, ranked by DegreeWorth Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Philosophy graduate earns $32,298/yr across 77 schools.

Programs Ranked

Avg Earnings

$32,298/yr

Avg DW Score

30/100

AI Risk

Very High

65% task exposure

All Philosophy Programs Ranked

Click any row for full AI scenario analysis, earnings projections, and career path breakdown.

#	School	DW Score	Earnings	ROI
1	Utah Valley University Orem, UT · Public	45 37–46	$43,699/yr	16.4x
2	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ · Public	43 35–44	$40,286/yr	11.1x
3	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · Public	43 36–44	$37,885/yr	9.8x
4	CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY · Public	43 35–44	$43,311/yr	13.6x
5	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC · Public	42 36–42	$34,284/yr	15.7x
6	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX · Public	42 34–43	$40,881/yr	10.8x
7	Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ · Public	41 33–42	$40,113/yr	8.3x
8	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD · Public	40 34–40	$35,608/yr	11.9x
9	Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ · Public	40 33–41	$40,113/yr	8.1x
10	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ · Public	40 33–41	$40,113/yr	8.0x
11	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit	40 33–41	$73,053/yr	1.8x
12	University of Florida Gainesville, FL · Public	39 37–40	$24,048/yr	26.4x
13	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA · Public	39 32–40	$42,072/yr	9.2x
14	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI · Public	39 33–40	$35,975/yr	11.6x
15	University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WA · Public	39 32–40	$42,072/yr	9.3x
16	Florida International University Miami, FL · Public	38 33–38	$31,583/yr	18.6x
17	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit	37 30–38	$38,380/yr	2.5x
18	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA · Public	36 32–36	$28,539/yr	17.6x
19	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL · Public	36 29–36	$35,179/yr	12.8x
20	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL · Public	36 33–37	$27,072/yr	22.8x
21	University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA · Public	36 29–36	$36,581/yr	8.1x
22	CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY · Public	36 31–36	$30,851/yr	16.3x
23	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ · Public	35 29–36	$34,289/yr	9.5x
24	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · Public	35 29–36	$36,355/yr	8.3x
25	University of South Florida Tampa, FL · Public	35 32–35	$21,168/yr	21.4x
26	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN · Public	35 30–35	$31,652/yr	9.1x
27	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH · Public	35 28–36	$39,971/yr	8.3x
28	New York University New York, NY · Private nonprofit	34 27–35	$40,359/yr	2.2x
29	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX · Public	34 29–34	$30,058/yr	10.7x
30	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI · Public	34 27–34	$34,666/yr	10.9x
31	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ · Public	33 26–34	$40,286/yr	—
32	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO · Public	32 26–33	$36,307/yr	8.1x
33	CUNY City College New York, NY · Public	32 26–32	$33,339/yr	10.4x
34	University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA · Public	31 28–31	$25,303/yr	9.9x
35	University of North Texas Denton, TX · Public	31 24–32	$37,231/yr	8.4x
36	California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA · Public	30 27–30	$20,822/yr	16.5x
37	University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA · Public	30 27–30	$25,171/yr	9.9x
38	Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX · Private nonprofit	30 22–31	$42,334/yr	0.6x
39	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · Public	29 25–29	$30,182/yr	8.7x
40	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA · Private nonprofit	29 21–30	$47,345/yr	1.1x
41	Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY · Private nonprofit	29 21–30	$52,668/yr	0.2x
42	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA · Public	28 23–28	$30,171/yr	9.7x
43	Boston University Boston, MA · Private nonprofit	28 21–29	$40,377/yr	0.5x
44	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI · Public	28 23–28	$31,662/yr	8.0x
45	University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA · Public	27 22–27	$30,285/yr	7.6x
46	CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY · Public	27 23–27	$27,926/yr	12.9x
47	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC · Public	27 22–27	$29,251/yr	9.1x
48	Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA · Private nonprofit	27 20–28	$38,544/yr	0.5x
49	California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA · Public	26 21–26	$29,326/yr	11.3x
50	University of California-Davis Davis, CA · Public	26 21–27	$32,749/yr	4.4x
51	San Diego State University San Diego, CA · Public	26 22–26	$29,712/yr	8.0x
52	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM · Public	26 23–26	$26,205/yr	12.4x
53	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA · Public	25 22–25	$20,922/yr	8.7x
54	University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO · Public	25 20–25	$32,480/yr	8.3x
55	Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA · Private nonprofit	25 17–26	$41,032/yr	1.0x
56	University of Scranton Scranton, PA · Private nonprofit	25 19–25	$32,513/yr	2.2x
57	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC · Public	25 20–25	$30,936/yr	5.1x
58	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA · Public	24 21–24	$20,222/yr	9.6x
59	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY · Private nonprofit	24 18–25	$35,602/yr	0.4x
60	Texas State University San Marcos, TX · Public	23 19–23	$27,893/yr	5.1x
61	Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO · Public	22 18–22	$27,810/yr	4.4x
62	Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville, OH · Private nonprofit	22 17–22	$32,165/yr	1.5x
63	Binghamton University Vestal, NY · Public	21 18–22	$25,626/yr	5.2x
64	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA · Public	21 18–22	$25,869/yr	5.2x
65	Temple University Philadelphia, PA · Public	21 17–21	$28,648/yr	4.3x
66	California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA · Public	20 18–21	$20,354/yr	6.3x
67	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC · Public	20 17–20	$20,287/yr	5.7x
68	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · Public	19 16–19	$24,669/yr	3.0x
69	Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL · Public	19 16–19	$23,219/yr	3.5x
70	Portland State University Portland, OR · Public	19 16–19	$24,124/yr	7.6x
71	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA · Public	19 16–20	$26,192/yr	3.0x
72	John Carroll University University Heights, OH · Private nonprofit	18 16–19	$17,813/yr	-0.1x
73	University of Oregon Eugene, OR · Public	18 14–18	$27,640/yr	4.5x
74	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · Public	17 14–17	$21,824/yr	2.4x
75	The College of Wooster Wooster, OH · Private nonprofit	17 13–17	$27,174/yr	0.1x
76	CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · Public	16 13–17	$10,363/yr	2.5x
77	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX · Public	16 14–17	$14,151/yr	2.6x

Methodology

Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (10-year projected earnings vs. 4-year tuition).

Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best school for Philosophy?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score, Utah Valley University ranks #1 for Philosophy with a score of 45/100 and graduate earnings of $43,699/yr.

How much do Philosophy graduates earn?

Across 77 schools, Philosophy graduates earn an average of $32,298/yr in their first year. The highest-earning program reports $73,053/yr.

Is Philosophy a good major for AI resistance?

Philosophy has an average AI task exposure of 65%, rated "Very High". This field has significant AI exposure. Check individual program pages for scenario analysis.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.