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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Education Philosophy in the Great Lakes Region

7 Ranked Colleges
52 Degrees Awarded
$28,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Education Philosophy is the 266th most popular major in the country with 715 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, education philosophy graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $53,575 and had an average of $43,702 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 242 education philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,150 and $44,709 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 52 education philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in education philosophy. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent education philosophy programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the education philosophy program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree education philosophy students.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Education Philosophy in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Chicago. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Loyola University Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Loyola Chicago not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Education Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola Chicago are $19,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s education philosophy degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Education Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Kent. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Kent State is a large public school situated in Kent, Ohio. It awarded 7 doctorate’s education philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

Kent State also made our “Best Education Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State are $21,952, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 8 doctorate’s education philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree education philosophy students list, UIUC has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Education Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s education philosophy students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree education philosophy students list, UC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Education Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus are $26,644.

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#5

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. Indiana University - Bloomington is a public institution located in Bloomington, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Education Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Bloomington are $33,338, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio
#6 in overall quality

University of Toledo did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school situated in Toledo, Ohio. It awarded 6 doctorate’s education philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Toledo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Education Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Toledo are $27,067, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Michigan State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s education philosophy degrees to qualified students.

Michigan State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Education Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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