2024 Best Philosophy Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in philosophy, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #61 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Philosophy Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 267 bachelor's degrees in philosophy to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools List

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to philosophy students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of philosophy students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt philosophy students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized philosophy related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for philosophy students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Philosophy Schools

The philosophy school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Philosophy Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Philosophy in Ohio

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for philosophy students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Ohio Schools for a Bachelor's in Philosophy

1

Ohio State University - Main Campus
Columbus, OH

24 Annual Graduates

$30,105 Median Starting Salary

$26,247 Median Student Debt

Ohio State University - Main Campus is a good option for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in philosophy. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the philosophy program earn about $30,105 for their early career.

More information about a bachelor’s in philosophy from Ohio State University - Main Campus

2

Franciscan University of Steubenville
Steubenville, OH

28 Annual Graduates

$26,960 Median Starting Salary

$25,000 Median Student Debt

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in philosophy has to check out Franciscan University of Steubenville. Located in the small city of Steubenville, Franciscan U is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the philosophy program report average early career income of $26,960.

More information about a bachelor’s in philosophy from Franciscan University of Steubenville

Best Philosophy Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	261	232
Illinois	241	323
Indiana	235	170
Wisconsin	213	155

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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	264
Other Philosophy	3

Majors Similar to Philosophy

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Religious Studies	87
General Philosophy & Religious Studies	10
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies	1

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.