2025 Best Philosophy Schools in Minnesota

Philosophy is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #83 most popular 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 Schools in Minnesota ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 174 degrees in philosophy to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Philosophy Schools List

Philosophy Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Philosophy Schools in Minnesota ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Philosophy in Minnesota

The schools below may not offer all types of philosophy degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Minnesota Schools in Philosophy

1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

43 Philosophy Degrees Awarded

$31,652 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat University of Minnesota - Twin Cities if you want to pursue a degree in philosophy. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Students who receive their degree from the philosophy program make about $31,652 for their early career.

More information about a degree in philosophy from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

2

University of St Thomas Minnesota
Saint Paul, MN

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

35 Philosophy Degrees Awarded

University of St Thomas Minnesota is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in philosophy. UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Saint Paul.More information about a degree in philosophy from University of St Thomas Minnesota

Best Philosophy Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Philosophy Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	283	149
Kansas	266	69
Iowa	264	110
Nebraska	238	37
North Dakota	210	26
South Dakota	204	10

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Rankings in Majors Related to Philosophy

Philosophy is one of 3 different types of Philosophy & Religious Studies programs to choose from.

Philosophy Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Philosophy	174

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Majors Similar to Philosophy

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Religious Studies	163

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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.