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2023 Most Popular Philosophy Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

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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 Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Illinois to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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 master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Northern Illinois University the most popular school in Illinois for philosophy students working on their master’s degree. NIU is a large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

About 27% of the students majoring in philosophy at the school are women while 73% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Loyola University Chicago is a great place for philosophy students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#3

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means DePaul University is a great place for philosophy students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 63% of the philosophy majors at the school.

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Out of the 9 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the # 4 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 in-demand master’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular 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.

Women make up 50% of the philosophy majors at the school.

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#6

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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Garrett - Evangelical Theological Seminary landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree philosophy programs. Garrett - Evangelical Theological Seminary is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy students working on their master’s degree. SIUC is a large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

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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 9 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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