2024 Best Philosophy Bachelor's Degree Schools in Minnesota

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in philosophy, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #58 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for philosophy students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 173 bachelor's degrees in philosophy during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on philosophy students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other philosophy students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized philosophy related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for philosophy students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Philosophy Bachelor's Degree Schools in Minnesota list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Philosophy in Minnesota

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in philosophy.

Top Minnesota Schools for a Bachelor's in Philosophy

1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

37 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in philosophy has to look into University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in philosophy from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

2

University of St Thomas Minnesota
Saint Paul, MN

36 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of St Thomas Minnesota if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in philosophy. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in philosophy from University of St Thomas Minnesota

3

University of Minnesota - Duluth
Duluth, MN

11 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in philosophy has to check out University of Minnesota - Duluth. UMN Duluth is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of Duluth.More information about a bachelor’s in philosophy from University of Minnesota - Duluth

Best Philosophy Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Philosophy Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	475	114
Iowa	403	108
Kansas	352	60
Nebraska	331	37
North Dakota	251	26
South Dakota	237	10

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Philosophy Related Rankings by Major

One of 4 majors within the Philosophy area of study, Philosophy has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.