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2023 Most Popular Philosophy Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

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$41,396 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Philosophy Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Philosophy Master's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Illinois to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Philosophy program at each school on the list.

Check out the philosophy master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

Our 2023 rankings named Northern Illinois University the most popular school in Illinois for philosophy students working on their master’s degree. NIU is a large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

Women make up 27% of the philosophy majors at the school.

Full Philosophy at Northern Illinois University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Loyola University Chicago is a great place for philosophy students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in philosophy at DePaul, 38% are male and 63% are female.

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Out of the 9 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the # 4 spot on the list. UIC is a very large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for philosophy students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in philosophy at Northwestern, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#6

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #6, University of Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy students working on their master’s degree. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Full Philosophy at University of Chicago Report

Garrett - Evangelical Theological Seminary came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Garrett - Evangelical Theological Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Full Philosophy at Garrett - Evangelical Theological Seminary Report

Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree philosophy programs. SIUC is a large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

Full Philosophy at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Philosophy Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Philosophy Colleges 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 9 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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