A degree in philosophy is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #83 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of philosophy. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 388 degrees in philosophy during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of philosophy school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for philosophy schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Philosophy Schools in Illinois list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the philosophy degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of Chicago is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in philosophy. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UChicago is a great university overall.
There were approximately 71 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the philosophy program report average early career earnings of $28,698.
It's hard to beat University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you want to pursue a degree in philosophy. UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Champaign. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 27 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, philosophy degree recipients usually earn around $22,831 at the beginning of their careers.
Wheaton College Illinois is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in philosophy. Located in the large suburb of Wheaton, Wheaton College Illinois is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 11th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were about 16 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at Wheaton College Illinois in the most recent data year. Philosophy degree recipients from Wheaton College Illinois receive an earnings boost of around $5,651 above the typical earnings of philosophy majors.
DePaul University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in philosophy. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. This university ranks 7th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were about 23 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent data year. After graduation, philosophy degree recipients generally make an average of $29,611 in their early careers.
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).