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PhD Programs Featured

Philosophy PhD Programs: Running Tally 2019-2020

In this sortable, searchable table I keep a running tally of some of the information from the weekly posts on philosophy PhD programs (the posts are linked in the table). These posts are from mid March 2019 to late June 2020, covering 135 PhD programs. For earlier information, see our

Philosophy PhD Programs: Princeton University and University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

In this blog post I provide some detailed, up-to-date information about two philosophy PhD programs. This week's picks are Princeton University [https://philosophy.princeton.edu/] and University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill [https://philosophy.unc.edu/]. These programs were chosen randomly, using an app called "Pickster [https:

Philosophy PhD Programs: Brown University and Ohio State University

In this blog post, and hopefully in future weekly blogposts, I will provide some detailed, up-to-date information about two philosophy PhD programs. This week's picks are Brown University [https://www.brown.edu/academics/philosophy/] and Ohio State University [https://philosophy.osu.edu/]. These programs were chosen randomly, using

Placement Rate Featured

The Philosophical Gourmet Report and Placement

by Carolyn Dicey Jennings, Pablo Contreras Kallens, and Justin Vlasits The Academic Placement Data and Analysis project (henceforth, APDA) has yielded the most complete information on placement for PhD graduates in philosophy to date, with a focus on graduates between 2012 and 2016. All the data are publicly available on

Permanent Placement and Area of Specialization for 2012-2016 Graduates

For graduates of philosophy PhD programs, area of specialization can make a difference to placement outcome. Many positions are advertised only within a specific area of specialization, and the number advertised in each area varies year to year. What's more, the number of graduates in each area varies

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