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2024 Best Education Philosophy Schools in the Great Lakes Region

15 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
219 Education Philosophy Degrees Awarded
$51,871 Avg Early-Career Salary
You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in education philosophy. It is ranked #261 out of 395 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

College Factual looked at 15 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Education Philosophy Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 219 degrees in education philosophy during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Education Philosophy School

Best Education Philosophy Schools in the Great Lakes Region Your choice of education 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 education 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.

Education Philosophy Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Education Philosophy
Master's Degrees in Education Philosophy
Doctor's Degrees in Education Philosophy

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Education Philosophy Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Education Philosophy in the Great Lakes Region

The schools below may not offer all types of education philosophy degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Education Philosophy

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
32 Education Philosophy Degrees Awarded
$54,661 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in education philosophy needs to look into Northwestern University. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were about 32 education philosophy students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year. Education Philosophy degree recipients from Northwestern University receive an earnings boost of around $2,790 above the typical income of education philosophy graduates.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI
97 Education Philosophy Degrees Awarded

University of Wisconsin - Madison is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in education philosophy. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were approximately 97 education philosophy students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IL

Loyola University Chicago is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in education philosophy. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #137 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Loyola Chicago is a great university overall.

There were about 15 education philosophy students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Chicago in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$58,635 Median Starting Salary

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in education philosophy. UIUC is a very large public university located in the small city of Champaign. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.

There were about 8 education philosophy students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year. Those education philosophy students who get their degree from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign earn $6,764 more than the average education philosophy graduate.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH

Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #166 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 12 education philosophy students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent data year.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN

Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.

There were roughly 8 education philosophy students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent year we have data available.

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Michigan State crest
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI
55.6% Growth in Graduates

Michigan State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of East Lansing. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 9 education philosophy students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available.

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DePaul crest
DePaul University
Chicago, IL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IL
50.0% Growth in Graduates

DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. This university ranks 7th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were about 10 education philosophy students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In OH

Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 14th out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were approximately 3 education philosophy students who graduated with this degree at Kent State in the most recent year we have data available.

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10
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In OH

Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 9th out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were roughly 1 education philosophy students who graduated with this degree at OHIO Athens in the most recent data year.

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Best Education Philosophy Colleges by State

Explore the best education philosophy schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322 14
Ohio 314 24
Illinois 304 64
Indiana 294 8
Wisconsin 273 68

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One of 14 majors within the Education area of study, Education Philosophy has other similar majors worth exploring.

Education Philosophy Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Social & Philosophical Foundations of Education 219

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 14,087
Teacher Education Subject Specific 7,501
Educational Administration 6,938
Special Education 6,264
General Education 3,130
Curriculum & Instruction 2,820
Student Counseling 1,315
Instructional Media Design 1,004
Teaching English or French 510
Multilingual Education 501

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