by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Philosophy Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Education Philosophy is the 261st most popular major in the country with 737 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, education philosophy graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $49,756 and had an average of $18,500 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 219 education philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,871 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 51 education philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,305 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Philosophy Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in education philosophy. That schools that top this list have a program in education philosophy in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Philosophy Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Toledo. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Philosophy Major in the Great Lakes Region. This fairly large school is located in Toledo, Ohio, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s education philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Philosophy Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #2 spot on the list. Bloomington, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s education philosophy degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Indiana University - Bloomington Education Philosophy Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Philosophy Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s education philosophy degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Full University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Education Philosophy Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Philosophy Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Michigan State University is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 9 doctorate’s education philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Philosophy Major in the Great Lakes Region. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 9 doctorate’s education philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Philosophy Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 7 doctorate’s education philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Loyola University Chicago did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Philosophy Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 2 doctorate’s education philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Kent State University at Kent ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Philosophy Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Kent, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s education philosophy degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Full Kent State University at Kent Education Philosophy Report
Ohio University - Athens Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Philosophy Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio University - Athens Campus is located in Athens, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s education philosophy degrees to qualified students.
Full Ohio University - Athens Campus Education Philosophy Report
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