History and Philosophy of Science and Technology

A program that focuses on the historical evolution of scientific theories, science applications and technologies, and the scientific, medical, and technological disciplines, as well as the philosophy of science and its historical socio-economic context. Includes instruction in the concepts and methods of philosophical inquiry; historiography of science; history of science, medicine, and technology; and research methods in the history of the scientific and engineering disciplines, including mathematics.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 18 institutions across the United States, with a total of 710 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

44

certificates awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

118

degrees awarded

Master's Degrees

27

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

33

degrees awarded

Other Awards

488

awards given

Top Schools for History and Philosophy of Science and Technology

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
192
2 Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI
164
3 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Atlanta, GA
60
4 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA
48
5 University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
42
6 University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
33
7 Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
33
8 Indiana University-Bloomington
Bloomington, IN
30
9 New York University
New York, NY
18
10 University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI
15
11 Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
12
12 University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
Norman, OK
12
13 Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Tempe, AZ
10
14 The University of Montana
Missoula, MT
9
15 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN
9
16 University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
9
17 The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
8
18 University of California-San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
6