2025 Best Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Bachelor's Degree in philosophy, politics, and economics. It is ranked #289 out of 363 major degree programs in terms of popularity. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of philosophy, politics, and economics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 86 bachelor's degrees in philosophy, politics, and economics during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to philosophy, politics, and economics students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other philosophy, politics, and economics students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt philosophy, politics, and economics students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized philosophy, politics, and economics related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for philosophy, politics, and economics students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Philosophy, Politics, and Economics in the Great Lakes Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for philosophy, politics, and economics students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

40 Annual Graduates

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in philosophy, politics, and economics. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the city of Ann Arbor.More information about a bachelor’s in philosophy, politics, and economics from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus
Bowling Green, OH

12 Annual Graduates

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is a great choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in philosophy, politics, and economics. BGSU is a fairly large public university located in the fringe town of Bowling Green.More information about a bachelor’s in philosophy, politics, and economics from Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

Best Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Colleges by State

Explore the best philosophy, politics, and economics schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	261	37
Ohio	252	17
Indiana	235	5

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Rankings in Majors Related to Philosophy, Politics, and Economics

Philosophy, Politics, and Economics is one of 51 different types of Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies programs to choose from.

Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics	86

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	1,306
International Studies	718
Data Science	631
Data Analytics	361
Sustainability Science	343
Interdisciplinary Studies	327
Mathematics & Computer Science	232
Cognitive Science	228
Nutrition Science	200
Biological & Physical Science	196

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.