2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy in Michigan

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in Michigan” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Philosophy is the 82nd most popular major in the country with 9,456 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Michigan, there were 238 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 19 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in Michigan” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in philosophy. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality philosophy programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the philosophy program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in Michigan” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in Michigan

The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan master’s degree philosophy students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy in Michigan

#1

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$31,355 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in Michigan list. This fairly large school is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and it awarded 9 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

WMU also made our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Michigan University are $31,355, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$26,552 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Michigan University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in Michigan. Eastern Michigan University is a fairly large public school situated in Ypsilanti, Michigan. It awarded 3 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern Michigan also took the #2 spot in our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan are $26,552, 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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