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

Philosophy is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #131 most popular master'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.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Philosophy Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 133 master's degrees in philosophy during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’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 master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to philosophy students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of philosophy students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• 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 philosophy to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized philosophy related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Philosophy Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Philosophy Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Philosophy in the Great Lakes Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for philosophy students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Master's in Philosophy

1

Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI

12 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Marquette University if you want to pursue a master's degree in philosophy. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Milwaukee.More information about a master’s in philosophy from Marquette University

2

Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL

11 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in philosophy has to check out Loyola University Chicago. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a master’s in philosophy from Loyola University Chicago

Best Philosophy Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	221	35
Michigan	211	21
Ohio	207	37
Indiana	191	27
Wisconsin	173	19

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Rankings in Majors Related to Philosophy

One of 3 majors within the Philosophy & Religious Studies area of study, Philosophy has other similar majors worth exploring.

Philosophy Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Philosophy	119
Applied & Professional Ethics	14

Majors Similar to Philosophy

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Religious Studies	134
General Philosophy & Religious Studies	3

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.