Lower-ranked (overall) programs often have strength in particular specialties, which it is useful for prospective students to know about. Today, I list the specialty rankings for the programs ranked 40 overall: Boston University, Carnegie-Mellon University, Syracuse University, and University of California at Santa Barbara. I'll fill out the rest of the top 50 over the next couple of days, unless of course the full report goes live before then.
Remember that the rankings in the specialties include ALL Anglophone programs, not just the U.S.
Boston University
| 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 | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Epistemology (incl. formal epistemology) | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| 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 5 (23-40) (rounded mean of 3) |
| 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 4 (24-56) (rounded mean of 3) |
| 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 | Group 4 (6-10) (rounded mean of 3.5) |
| Kant | Group 3 (14-32) (rounded mean of 3) |
| 19th Century Continental | Group 2 (3-6) (rounded mean of 4) |
| 20th Century Continental | Group 2 (3-5) (rounded mean of 4) |
| History of Analytic | Group 2 (3-11) (rounded mean of 4) |
| American Pragmatism | no rounded mean value |
| Other Areas | |
| Feminist Philosophy | no rounded mean value |
| Chinese Philosophy | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
Carnegie-Mellon University
| Metaphysics & Epistemology | |
| Philosophy of Language | Group 4 (28-52) (rounded mean of 3) |
| Philosophy of Mind | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Metaphysics | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Epistemology (incl. formal epistemology) | Group 4 (30-51) (rounded mean of 3) |
| 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 | Group 4 (11-22) (rounded mean of 3.5) |
| 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 | Group 1 (1-4) (rounded mean of 4.5) |
| Philosophy of Mathematics | Group 3 (5-10) (rounded mean of 4) |
| Mathematical Logic | Group 2 (2-3) (rounded mean of 4.5) |
| Theory of Value | |
| Normative Ethics | rounded mean score of less than 3.0. |
| Metaethics & Moral Psychology | rounded mean score of less than 3.0. |
| 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 | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| 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 4 (24-36) (rounded mean of 3) |
| 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 |
Syracuse University
| Metaphysics & Epistemology | |
| Philosophy of Language | Group 4 (28-52) (rounded mean of 3) |
| Philosophy of Mind | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Metaphysics | Group 4 (25-42) (rounded mean of 3) |
| Epistemology (incl. formal epistemology) | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| 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 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 | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| 19th Century Continental | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| 20th Century Continental | Group 4 (11-16) (rounded mean of 3) |
| 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 | Recommended |
University of California, Santa Barbara
| Metaphysics & Epistemology | |
| Philosophy of Language | Group 3 (17-27) (rounded mean of 3.5) |
| Philosophy of Mind | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Metaphysics | Group 3 (9-24) (rounded mean of 3.5) |
| Epistemology (incl. formal epistemology) | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| 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 4 (24-56) (rounded mean of 3) |
| Metaethics & Moral Psychology | rounded mean score of less than 3.0. |
| 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 | |
| Ancient 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 | Group 5 (11-34) (rounded mean of 3) |
| 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 |
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