World's Best Universities
Philosophy

Students earning a philosophy degree gain critical thinking, argument, and communication skills, among others. After graduation, philosophy students may find jobs in government, journalism, and management. These are the world's top universities for philosophy. See the methodology.

Rank School Overall Score Academic Reputation Score Employer Reputation Score Citations per Paper Score
#26
Monash University

Australia

73.5 73.8 86.4 57.9
#27 73.4 72.9 85.8 64.6
#28 73.3 75.6 39.8 88.2
#29 72.8 79.6 68.7 22.4
#30 72.7 75.3 80.7 43.6
#31 72.2 78.6 80.4 12.5
#32 72.0 69.9 82.9 78.2
#33
University of Bristol

United Kingdom

71.9 71.0 79.3 71.7
#34 71.4 78.0 63.6 26.5
#35 71.0 76.2 66.0 34.8
#36
Cornell University

United States

70.5 70.0 78.7 66.2
#37 70.1 77.2 69.9 13.4
#37
University of Minnesota

United States

70.1 73.1 61.8 54.4
#39
Brown University

United States

69.8 68.2 72.0 80.2
#40 69.5 76.5 61.8 21.2
#41 69.3 73.2 74.2 33.2
#42 68.9 65.8 87.9 74.4
#43 68.7 68.1 92.2 50.4
#44 68.3 73.7 70.8 22.8
#45 67.4 75.4 70.4 0
#46 67.3 65.3 84.0 66.5
#46
Northwestern University

United States

67.3 66.1 76.5 68.0
#46 67.3 71.0 52.3 52.6
#46 67.3 73.2 77.7 10.0
#46 67.3 67.9 52.1 77.4
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