2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Philosophy in Michigan

A master's degree in philosophy is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #180 out of 1095 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Philosophy in Michigan ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 19 master's degrees in philosophy during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Philosophy School for Your Master's Degree

The philosophy master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Philosophy in Michigan ranking.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for philosophy, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for philosophy.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Philosophy in Michigan

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in philosophy.

Most Well Attended Schools for Philosophy Students Working on Their Master's

1

Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI

9 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Western Michigan University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in philosophy. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public university with a large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in philosophy in Michigan.

There were approximately 9 philosophy individuals who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent data year.

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2

Wayne State University
Detroit, MI

5 Annual Master's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Wayne State University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in philosophy. Wayne State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Detroit.

There were about 5 philosophy individuals who graduated with this degree at Wayne State in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In MI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Eastern Michigan University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in philosophy. Eastern Michigan is a large public university located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in philosophy in Michigan.

There were approximately 3 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at Eastern Michigan in the most recent data year.

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4

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

1 Annual Master's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in philosophy needs to take a look at Michigan State University. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a fairly large student population.

There were about 1 philosophy individuals who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available.

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4

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor if you want to pursue a master's degree in philosophy. U-M is a very large public university located in the city of Ann Arbor. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in philosophy in Michigan.

There were about 1 philosophy individuals who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year.

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Best Philosophy Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Philosophy Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	530	34
Ohio	466	25
Indiana	352	18
Wisconsin	302	16

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Philosophy Related Rankings by Major

Philosophy is one of 4 different types of Philosophy programs to choose from.

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.