Placement of Doctoral Students

Since 1969 when Boston College awarded its first PhD in Philosophy, doctoral graduates have received appointments at over 100 colleges and universities. Currently 126 graduates hold academic positions at such institutions as Boston University, University of Colorado at Denver, Fordham University, Hampshire College, Haverford College, University of Illinois, Marquette University, University of Massachusetts, University of Montana, State University of New York at Binghamton, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Pennsylvania State University, Seattle University, Skidmore College, University of Washington, Vanderbilt University, and Western Michigan University. Our graduates also hold positions at international universities in Brazil, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Israel, Mexico, Morocco, Norway, Philippines, Portugal, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, and the Union of South Africa, and the United Arab Emirates. (For a detailed listing, see below.)

Since 1995 graduates have received positions at Baylor University,  Jacksonville University, Loyola Marymount University, Nazareth College, Saint Anselm College, St. Augustine College of South Africa,  Southwestern College, University of Dallas, University of Washington,  University of West Georgia, Villanova University, Xavier University,  Providence College, Santa Clara University, St. Joseph's University,  University of Connecticut, Kuwait University, Saint Michael's,  American College of Greece, University of Houston, College of Notre Dame (Maryland), Trnava University (Slovakia), Gwnydd Mercy College, Saint John's University (Santa Fe), Dalhousie University, University of Tennessee, University of Western Ontario, Boston University, Fordham University, Seattle University, California College of Art, College of the Holy Cross, Manhattan College, LeMoyne College, Colorado State University.

75% of our graduates who were  awarded doctoral degrees between 2000 and 2005  received full-time academic appointments; of those receiving degrees in 2005, 83% received full-time academic appointments.

Doctoral Graduates hold positions at:

Al-Quds University, Antioch University, Assumption College, Ateneo de Manila University, Baylor University, Bellarmine College, Berkeley College of Music, Boston College, Boston University, Brigham Young University, Caldwell University, Casablanca University, Catholic University, Cedar Crest College, Central Connecticut State University, Champlain Regional College, College of Notre Dame of Maryland, College of St. Peter Canisius, College of the Holy Cross, Duquesne University, Emerson College, Emmanuel College, Fitchburg State College, Fordham University, Gonzaga University, Gordon College, Hampshire College, Hanover College, Haverford College, Hebrew College, Humboldt State University, Hunter College, Institute Catholique/Cameroon, Iona College, Iowa State University of Science & Technology, Jacksonville University, John Carroll University, Kasetsart University, Katholieke Universiteit, Loyola College, Loyola Marymount University, Loyola University/New Orleans, Lutheran Theological Seminary, Marian University, Marquette University, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Mt. Saint Mary College, Nazareth College, New Hampshire College, Pennsylvania State University, Pontifical College Josephinum, S.U.N.Y. at Binghamton, Providence College, Sacred Heart College, Saint Anselm College, Saint John's College, Annapolis, Salem State College, Salve Regina University, Santa Clara University, Seattle University, Seton Hall University, Siena College, Skidmore College, South Carolina State University, Southwestern College, Spaulding University, Spiritan Mission Seminary, St. Alphonsus Medical Center, St. Augustine College of South Africa, St. Augustine's Seminary/Ghana, St. Hyacinth College & Seminary, St. Mary's University of San Antonio, St. Joseph's University, St. Paul Seminary, State University of West Georgia, Stonehill College, Suffolk University, Tamkang University, United Arab Emarites University, University of Colorado at Denver, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaigne, University of Illinois-Chicago, University of Massachusetts, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, University of N.C. at Charlotte, University of Scranton, Universidad Rafael Landivar, Universidade Catalica Portuguesa, Universidade del Rio de Janeiro, University of Dallas, University of Montana, University of Oslo, University of San Francisco, University of Scranton, University of St. Thomas, University of Vera Cruz, Mexico, University of Washington, Vanderbilt University, Villanova University, Warren County College, Western Michigan University, Worcester State College, Wright State University, Xavier University, Youngstown State UniversityUniversity of Connecticut, Kuwait University, Saint Michael's, American College of Greece, University of Houston, College of Notre Dame (Maryland), Trnava University (Slovakia), Gwnydd Mercy College, Saint John's University (Santa Fe).