Philosophy Major

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Programs that offer Master’s Degrees, but no Phd, often get left out of the ranking schemes.They can offer a focus on teaching, a good selection of higher level courses and lots of access to professors.

From the Philosophical Gourmet:

Among terminal MA programs, the top program in the country (in terms of faculty quality) is Tufts University. After Tufts, several other terminal MA programs have very strong faculties: Brandeis University, Georgia State University, Northern Illinois University, and University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. Other terminal M.A. programs with strong faculties include University of Houston; San Francisco State University; and Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University. Other M.A. programs also worth considering for students with the right interests would include California State University, Los Angeles; Colorado State University (esp. for applied ethics); Ohio University; Texas Tech University; University of Missouri, St. Louis, and Western Michigan University.

http://www.philosophicalgourmet.com/maprog.asp

Daniel Dennett is considered one of the top living philosophers in the world - and he really looks like philosopher!
His views may or may not be compatible with what you are looking for…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Dennett