2025 Best Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Philosophy, Politics, and Economics degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #342 out of the 395 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of philosophy, politics, and economics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 74 degrees in philosophy, politics, and economics annually.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Schools List

Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Rankings by Degree Level

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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics in the Great Lakes Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the philosophy, politics, and economics degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics

1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

43 Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Degrees Awarded

14.0% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in philosophy, politics, and economics needs to take a look at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. U-M is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.More information about a degree in philosophy, politics, and economics from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

2

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus
Bowling Green, OH

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in philosophy, politics, and economics. BGSU is a large public university located in the town of Bowling Green.More information about a degree 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	322	37
Ohio	314	17
Indiana	294	5

View All Rankings >

Rankings in Majors Related to Philosophy, Politics, and Economics

One of 51 majors within the Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies area of study, Philosophy, Politics, and Economics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics	74

View All Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Focus Areas >

Majors Similar to Philosophy, Politics, and Economics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biological & Physical Science	4,974
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	1,850
Behavioral Science	912
Data Analytics	891
Interdisciplinary Studies	771
International Studies	732
Sustainability Science	715
Data Science	641
Nutrition Science	415
Mathematics & Computer Science	306

View All Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Related Majors >

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.