2023 Most Popular Philosophy Schools in Michigan
Finding the Best Philosophy School for You
Philosophy is the #91 most popular major in Michigan with 262 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Philosophy Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 26 schools in Michigan to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Philosophy program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Philosophy Schools in Michigan
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Philosophy Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Philosophy Schools
Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the most popular school for philosophy students who want to pursue a degree in Michigan. U-M is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.
Philosophy majors at U-M take out an average of $19,549 in student loans while working on their egree.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Sacred Heart Major Seminary is a great place for philosophy students. Located in the city of Detroit, SHMS is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy Schools in Michigan list. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western Michigan University is a great place for philosophy students. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy Schools in Michigan list. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.
Hillsdale College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular philosophy programs. Located in the distant town of Hillsdale, Hillsdale College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
With a ranking of #7, Grand Valley State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy students. GVSU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale.
Wayne State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for philosophy students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Philosophy majors at Wayne State take out an average of $22,500 in student loans while working on their egree.
With a ranking of #8, Michigan State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy students. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #8, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy students. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Best Philosophy Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Ohio | 315 |
Illinois | 388 |
Indiana | 217 |
Wisconsin | 182 |
Philosophy Related Majors
One of 3 majors within the area of study, philosophy has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Religious Studies | 9,470 |
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies | 285 |
General Philosophy & Religious Studies | 184 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 26 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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