Continuing with the recent specialty rankings previews for programs outside the very top ranks, below the fold are the summaries of the specialty rankings for the programs tied at 27th: University of California at Riverside; University of Colorado at Boulder; University of Massachusetts at Amherst; and University of Pennsylvania.
University of California, Riverside
| Metaphysics & Epistemology | |
| Philosophy of Language | Group 4 (28-52) (rounded mean of 3) |
| Philosophy of Mind | Group 4 (23-44) (rounded mean of 3) |
| Metaphysics | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Epistemology (incl. formal epistemology) | Group 4 (30-51) (rounded mean of 3) |
| Philosophical Logic | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Philosophy of Action | Group 2 (2-4) (rounded mean of 4) |
| Philosophy of Religion | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Philosophy of the Sciences and Mathematics | |
| General Philosophy of Science | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Philosophy of Physics | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Philosophy of Biology | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Philosophy of Social Sciences | no rounded mean value |
| Philosophy of Cognitive Science | Group 4 (15-33) (rounded mean of 3) |
| Decision, Rational Choice, & Game Theory | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Philosophy of Mathematics | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Mathematical Logic | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Theory of Value | |
| Normative Ethics | Group 4 (24-56) (rounded mean of 3) |
| Metaethics & Moral Psychology | Group 4 (25-52) (rounded mean of 3.5) |
| Applied Ethics | Group 4 (13-49) (rounded mean of 3) |
| Political Philosophy | rounded mean score of less than 3.0. |
| Philosophy of Law | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Philosophy of Art | no rounded mean value |
| History of Philosophy | |
| Acnient Philosophy | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Medieval Philosophy | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Early Modern: 17th Century | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Early Modern: 18th Century | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Kant | Group 2 (6-13) (rounded mean of 3.5) |
| 19th Century Continental | Group 3 (7-11) (rounded mean of 3.5) |
| 20th Century Continental | Group 4 (11-16) (rounded mean of 3) |
| History of Analytic | Group 3 (12-23) (rounded mean of 3.5) |
| American Pragmatism | no rounded mean value |
| Other Areas | |
| Feminist Philosophy | no rounded mean value |
| Chinese Philosophy | Group 2 (4-9) (rounded mean of 3) |
| Philosophy of Race | no rounded mean value |
University of Colorado, Boulder
| Metaphysics & Epistemology | |
| Philosophy of Language | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Philosophy of Mind | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Metaphysics | Group 4 (25-42) (rounded mean of 3) |
| Epistemology (incl. formal epistemology) | Group 3 (9-29) (rounded mean of 3.5) |
| Philosophical Logic | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Philosophy of Action | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Philosophy of Religion | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Philosophy of the Sciences and Mathematics | |
| General Philosophy of Science | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Philosophy of Physics | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Philosophy of Biology | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Philosophy of Social Sciences | no rounded mean value |
| Philosophy of Cognitive Science | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Decision, Rational Choice, & Game Theory | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Philosophy of Mathematics | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Mathematical Logic | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Theory of Value | |
| Normative Ethics | Group 3 (11-23) (rounded mean of 3.5) |
| Metaethics & Moral Psychology | Group 3 (12-24) (rounded mean of 3.5) |
| Applied Ethics | Group 3 (4-12) (rounded mean of 3.5) |
| Political Philosophy | Group 4 (24-46) (rounded mean of 3) |
| Philosophy of Law | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Philosophy of Art | no rounded mean value |
| History of Philosophy | |
| Acnient Philosophy | Group 4 (15-21) (rounded mean of 3) |
| Medieval Philosophy | Group 1 (1-3) (rounded mean of 4.5) |
| Early Modern: 17th Century | Group 5 (19-34) (rounded mean of 3) |
| Early Modern: 18th Century | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Kant | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| 19th Century Continental | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| 20th Century Continental | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| History of Analytic | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| American Pragmatism | no rounded mean value |
| Other Areas | |
| Feminist Philosophy | no rounded mean value |
| Chinese Philosophy | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Philosophy of Race | no rounded mean value |
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
| Metaphysics & Epistemology | |
| Philosophy of Language | Group 4 (28-52) (rounded mean of 3) |
| Philosophy of Mind | Group 4 (23-44) (rounded mean of 3) |
| Metaphysics | Group 3 (9-24) (rounded mean of 3.5) |
| Epistemology (incl. formal epistemology) | Group 3 (9-29) (rounded mean of 3.5) |
| Philosophical Logic | Group 3 (12-26) (rounded mean of 3.5) |
| Philosophy of Action | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Philosophy of Religion | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Philosophy of the Sciences and Mathematics | |
| General Philosophy of Science | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Philosophy of Physics | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Philosophy of Biology | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Philosophy of Social Sciences | no rounded mean value |
| Philosophy of Cognitive Science | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Decision, Rational Choice, & Game Theory | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Philosophy of Mathematics | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Mathematical Logic | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Theory of Value | |
| Normative Ethics | rounded mean score of less than 3.0. |
| Metaethics & Moral Psychology | Group 4 (25-52) (rounded mean of 3.5) |
| Applied Ethics | rounded mean score of less than 3.0. |
| Political Philosophy | rounded mean score of less than 3.0. |
| Philosophy of Law | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Philosophy of Art | no rounded mean value |
| History of Philosophy | |
| Acnient Philosophy | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Medieval Philosophy | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Early Modern: 17th Century | Group 5 (19-34) (rounded mean of 3) |
| Early Modern: 18th Century | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Kant | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| 19th Century Continental | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| 20th Century Continental | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| History of Analytic | Group 3 (12-23) (rounded mean of 3.5) |
| American Pragmatism | no rounded mean value |
| Other Areas | |
| Feminist Philosophy | no rounded mean value |
| Chinese Philosophy | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Philosophy of Race | no rounded mean value |
University of Pennsylvania
| Metaphysics & Epistemology | |
| Philosophy of Language | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Philosophy of Mind | Group 4 (23-44) (rounded mean of 3) |
| Metaphysics | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Epistemology (incl. formal epistemology) | Group 4 (30-51) (rounded mean of 3) |
| Philosophical Logic | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Philosophy of Action | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Philosophy of Religion | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Philosophy of the Sciences and Mathematics | |
| General Philosophy of Science | Group 4 (11-22) (rounded mean of 3.5) |
| Philosophy of Physics | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Philosophy of Biology | Group 3 (6-15) (rounded mean of 3.5) |
| Philosophy of Social Sciences | no rounded mean value |
| Philosophy of Cognitive Science | Group 4 (15-33) (rounded mean of 3) |
| Decision, Rational Choice, & Game Theory | Group 3 (10-15) (rounded mean of 3.5) |
| Philosophy of Mathematics | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Mathematical Logic | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Theory of Value | |
| Normative Ethics | Group 4 (24-56) (rounded mean of 3) |
| Metaethics & Moral Psychology | Group 3 (12-24) (rounded mean of 3.5) |
| Applied Ethics | Group 4 (13-49) (rounded mean of 3) |
| Political Philosophy | Group 3 (10-23) (rounded mean of 3.5) |
| Philosophy of Law | Group 2 (6-14) (rounded mean of 3.5) |
| Philosophy of Art | no rounded mean value |
| History of Philosophy | |
| Acnient Philosophy | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Medieval Philosophy | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Early Modern: 17th Century | Group 4 (9-18) (rounded mean of 3.5) |
| Early Modern: 18th Century | Group 5 (11-34) (rounded mean of 3) |
| Kant | Group 3 (14-32) (rounded mean of 3) |
| 19th Century Continental | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| 20th Century Continental | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| History of Analytic | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| American Pragmatism | no rounded mean value |
| Other Areas | |
| Feminist Philosophy | no rounded mean value |
| Chinese Philosophy | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Philosophy of Race | Highly Recommended |
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