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 ranked 22 to 24: University of Arizona and University of Wisconsin at Madison (tied at 22nd), and University of California, Irvine (24th).
University of Arizona (#22 overall)
| 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) | Group 3 (9-29) (rounded mean of 3.5) |
| Philosophical Logic | Group 4 (27-43) (rounded mean of 3) |
| Philosophy of Action | Group 3 (3-8) (rounded mean of 3.5) |
| 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 | Group 4 (16-28) (rounded mean of 3) |
| 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 4 (13-49) (rounded mean of 3) |
| Political Philosophy | Group 2 (2-9) (rounded mean of 4) |
| 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 | 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 Wisconsin, Madison (#22 overall)
| 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 4 (25-42) (rounded mean of 3) |
| Epistemology (incl. formal epistemology) | Group 3 (9-29) (rounded mean of 3.5) |
| Philosophical Logic | Group 4 (27-43) (rounded mean of 3) |
| 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 3 (3-10) (rounded mean of 4) |
| Philosophy of Physics | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Philosophy of Biology | Group 1 (1-2) (rounded mean of 4.5) |
| 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 2 (3-11) (rounded mean of 4) |
| Applied Ethics | Group 4 (13-49) (rounded mean of 3) |
| 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 | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Medieval Philosophy | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Early Modern: 17th Century | Group 3 (3-8) (rounded mean of 4) |
| 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 | |
| Chinese Philosophy | rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
| Philosophy of Race | no rounded mean value |
University of California, Irvine (#24)
| 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) | 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 | Group 2 (2-4) (rounded mean of 4.5) |
| Philosophy of Physics | Group 2 (3-5) (rounded mean of 4.5) |
| Philosophy of Biology | Group 3 (6-15) (rounded mean of 3.5) |
| 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 | Group 1 (1-4) (rounded mean of 4.5) |
| Philosophy of Mathematics | Group 5 (16-33) (rounded mean of 3) |
| Mathematical Logic | Group 5 (10-19) (rounded mean of 3.5) |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
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