2025 Best Education Philosophy Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Education Philosophy is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #111 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Education Philosophy Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 39 doctor's degrees in education philosophy during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on education philosophy students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other education philosophy students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for education philosophy to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized education philosophy related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for education philosophy students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Education Philosophy Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Education Philosophy Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Education Philosophy in the Great Lakes Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in education philosophy.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Doctorate in Education Philosophy

1

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH

10 Annual Graduates

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a good decision for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in education philosophy. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in education philosophy from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

2

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

12 Annual Graduates

University of Wisconsin - Madison is a good choice for students interested in a doctor's degree in education philosophy. UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the city of Madison.More information about a doctorate in education philosophy from University of Wisconsin - Madison

Best Education Philosophy Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	153	9
Michigan	149	9
Ohio	144	16
Indiana	132	8
Wisconsin	108	9

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Rankings in Majors Related to Education Philosophy

Education Philosophy is one of 14 different types of Education programs to choose from.

Education Philosophy Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Social & Philosophical Foundations of Education	39

Most Popular Majors Related to Education Philosophy

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Educational Administration	931
Curriculum & Instruction	264
General Education	245
Teacher Education Subject Specific	95
Instructional Media Design	67
Student Counseling	60
Other Education	36
Educational Assessment	27
Special Education	23
Teacher Education Grade Specific	20

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Nick Youngson. More about our data sources and methodologies.