Highest Earning Bachelor's Philosophy Programs

These are the highest earning bachelor's philosophy programs, ranked by median earnings. The ranking includes 50 programs, with University of Pennsylvania leading at $107,454.

Rank Institution Program State Earnings Completers
1 University of Pennsylvania Philosophy PA $107,454 180
2 Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok Religion NJ $98,832 21
3 California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Philosophy CA $98,592 28
4 Boston College Philosophy MA $97,519 77
5 Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland Religion NY $81,349 17
6 CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice Philosophy NY $78,041 12
7 William & Mary Philosophy VA $75,423 25
8 Fordham University Philosophy NY $74,507 37
9 Jewish Theological Seminary of America Religion NY $74,060 36
10 Ner Israel Rabbinical College Religion MD $73,567 48
11 University of California-Santa Barbara Philosophy CA $71,796 108
12 The University of Texas at Austin Philosophy TX $71,790 47
13 University of Chicago Philosophy IL $71,709 61
14 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Philosophy NC $70,709 45
15 Seton Hall University Philosophy NJ $70,628 27
16 Wabash College Religion IN $69,988 6
17 University of Massachusetts-Lowell Philosophy MA $68,629 6
18 Boston University Philosophy MA $68,026 62
19 CUNY Brooklyn College Philosophy NY $67,948 17
20 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Philosophy MI $67,293 33
21 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus Philosophy PA $65,675 33
22 California State University-Sacramento Philosophy CA $65,115 21
23 George Washington University Philosophy DC $64,898 25
24 University of Maryland-College Park Philosophy MD $64,846 51
25 Virginia Commonwealth University Philosophy VA $64,402 16
26 Faith International University Religion WA $64,235 25
27 American Public University System Philosophy WV $64,098 27
28 University of Scranton Philosophy PA $63,410 35
29 University of California-Berkeley Philosophy CA $63,326 98
30 Fordham University Religion NY $61,877 15
31 University of California-Los Angeles Philosophy CA $61,754 116
32 University of Washington-Seattle Campus Philosophy WA $61,595 81
33 University of Washington-Bothell Campus Philosophy WA $61,595 43
34 University of Wisconsin-Madison Philosophy WI $61,186 81
35 Loyola University Chicago Philosophy IL $60,571 29
36 Georgia State University Philosophy GA $60,009 31
37 Arizona State University Campus Immersion Philosophy AZ $59,935 41
38 Arizona State University Digital Immersion Philosophy AZ $59,935 57
39 Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Philosophy OK $59,640 11
40 James Madison University Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other VA $59,604 14
41 University of California-Davis Religion CA $59,448 10
42 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Philosophy WI $59,370 13
43 The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Philosophy TN $59,329 13
44 Beth Medrash Govoha Religion NJ $59,036 524
45 Rutgers University-New Brunswick Philosophy NJ $58,891 39
46 University of Oregon Philosophy OR $58,635 22
47 University of California-Davis Philosophy CA $58,633 69
48 University of Virginia-Main Campus Religion VA $58,324 30
49 North Carolina State University at Raleigh Philosophy NC $58,285 17
50 West Virginia University Philosophy WV $57,041 11

Methodology

Programs ranked by highest earning. Only includes bachelor's programs in CIP family 38 (Philosophy) with at least 10 completers. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.