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Best Value Philosophy Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

2023 Best Value Philosophy Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$40,357 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,438 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Philosophy Bachelor's Degree School for You

Philosophy is the #80 most popular major in Illinois with 388 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Philosophy Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Illinois to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for philosophy students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Philosophy

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the best value school in Illinois for philosophy students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UIUC are $17,634 a year.

UIUC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Wheaton College Illinois helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value philosophy schools in Illinois. Wheaton College Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Wheaton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wheaton College Illinois are $40,820 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Wheaton College Illinois is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

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#3

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Chicago. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UChicago are $60,963 per year.

UChicago not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

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DePaul University

Chicago, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means DePaul University is a great value for philosophy students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at DePaul are $42,012 a year.

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Best Value Philosophy Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 262
Ohio 315
Indiana 217
Wisconsin 182

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

Majors Similar to Philosophy

Related Major Annual Graduates
Religious Studies 9,470
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies 285
General Philosophy & Religious Studies 184

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • 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).

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