<p>I know NW is known for its journalism, communications, and engineering programs but how are the humanities? Is there anything special about them?</p>
<p>The English department is in the top-20 (graduate ranking) according to USN. USN doesn't have philosophy ranking.</p>
<p>Alice</a> Kaplan Institute for the Humanities, WCAS, Northwestern University
Kaplan</a> Humanities Scholars Program
Brady</a> Scholars Program</p>
<p>As for Philosophy, it's respectable, though not really on the same level as the other humanities departments. I'm a Philosophy major and I've enjoyed my classes and found the professors to be fairly good, but I'm not learning from many leading minds.</p>
<p>If you want more details/ insights on those programs, I can post more.</p>