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2023 Most Popular Philosophy Schools in Illinois

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$28,930 Avg Salary
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In 2020-2021, 65 degrees and certificates were awarded to philosophy students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #113 most popular major in the state.

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The Most Popular Philosophy Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Philosophy Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Loyola University Chicago the most popular school in Illinois for philosophy students. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 10 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the # 2 spot on the list. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

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#3

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Garrett - Evangelical Theological Seminary. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy Schools in Illinois list. Garrett - Evangelical Theological Seminary is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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Out of the 10 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the # 5 spot on the list. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The excellent programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best philosophy schools in Illinois. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Chicago Theological Seminary did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for philosophy students. It came in at #7 on the list. Chicago Theological Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#8

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #8, University of Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy students. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular philosophy programs. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy students. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Philosophy Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 29
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 10 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).

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