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2023 Most Popular Philosophy Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$96,764 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Philosophy Doctor's Degree School for You

Philosophy is the #129 most popular major in the country with 1,220 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Philosophy Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Philosophy program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for philosophy majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Ohio State University - Main Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for philosophy students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.

About 17% of the students majoring in philosophy at the school are women while 83% are male.

Full Philosophy at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

Our analysis found Garrett - Evangelical Theological Seminary to be the most popular school for philosophy students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Garrett - Evangelical Theological Seminary is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

About 17% of the students majoring in philosophy at the school are women while 83% are male.

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Our 2023 rankings named Indiana University - Bloomington the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for philosophy students working on their doctor’s degree. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

Of the 6 students majoring in philosophy at IU Bloomington, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for philosophy students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 17% of the philosophy majors at the school.

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#1

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Our 2023 rankings named University of Notre Dame the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for philosophy students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in philosophy at Notre Dame, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the most popular school for philosophy students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in philosophy at the school are women while 67% are male.

Full Philosophy at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

Chicago Theological Seminary came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Chicago Theological Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

About 20% of the students majoring in philosophy at the school are women while 80% are male.

Full Philosophy at Chicago Theological Seminary Report

#8

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree philosophy programs. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 75% of the philosophy majors at the school.

Full Philosophy at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

#8

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Marquette University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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Best Philosophy Colleges by State

Explore the best philosophy schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 29
Illinois 65
Ohio 46
Indiana 45
Wisconsin 27

Philosophy is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Religious Studies 1,769
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies 106
General Philosophy & Religious Studies 41

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 19 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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