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2023 Best Value Philosophy Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$34,765 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,396 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Philosophy Master's Degree School for You

Philosophy is the #84 most popular major in the country with 10,054 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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Philosophy Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for philosophy students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for philosophy majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Philosophy

Our analysis found Franciscan University of Steubenville to be the best value school for philosophy students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Franciscan U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Steubenville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Franciscan U are $12,888 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Madison also is in the top 5% of our Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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#3

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

The excellent master’s degree programs at DePaul University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value philosophy schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at DePaul are $18,341 per year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value philosophy schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UWM are $25,651 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ohio State are $38,377 per year.

Ohio State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#6

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

University of Notre Dame did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for philosophy students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Notre Dame are $58,662 per year.

Notre Dame also took the #2 spot in our Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

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#7

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for philosophy students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UChicago are $63,936 a year.

UChicago did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Best Philosophy Colleges by State

Explore the best philosophy schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 262
Ohio 315
Illinois 388
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 7 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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