2025 Best Philosophy Schools in Wisconsin

A degree in philosophy is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #83 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Wisconsin to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of philosophy. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 206 degrees in philosophy annually.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Philosophy Schools in Wisconsin list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Philosophy in Wisconsin

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 degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Wisconsin Schools in Philosophy

1

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

77 Philosophy Degrees Awarded

5.2% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Wisconsin - Madison if you wish to pursue a degree in philosophy. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population.

Philosophy degree recipients from University of Wisconsin - Madison get an earnings boost of approximately $2,400 above the typical income of philosophy graduates.

More information about a degree in philosophy from University of Wisconsin - Madison

2

Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

It is hard to beat Marquette University if you want to pursue a degree in philosophy. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a degree in philosophy from Marquette University

Best Philosophy Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Philosophy Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	322	262
Ohio	314	314
Illinois	304	388
Indiana	294	217

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Philosophy Related Rankings by Major

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

Philosophy Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Philosophy	182
Ethics	13
Applied & Professional Ethics	7
Other Philosophy	4

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Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Religious Studies	64

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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.