<p>This thread is old, but I will reinforce what the previous poster said - quoting USNews rankings of philosophy programs is like quoting gourman report rankings of law programs: no one cares. It’s all in the Philosophical Gourmet Report - to my philosophy professors, that report is the bible.</p>
<p>All that having been said, I don’t find this to be very relevant. WM and Wake Forest are still relatively regional schools. If you want a significant degree of geographical flexibility, it’s supposedly wise to go to a T14 school. Between the two, William and Mary will give you more flexibility, or at least it seems to be the case based upon where their graduates go.</p>
<p>Of course, you’ve probably already deposited at one of these two ;)</p>