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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 81st most popular major in the country with 10,015 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, philosophy graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,067 and had an average of $22,199 in loans still to pay off.

Across Michigan, there were 243 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,200 and $21,388 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.

This year’s “Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in Michigan” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in philosophy. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent philosophy programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the philosophy program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in Michigan” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in Michigan

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in Michigan.

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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in Michigan. WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.

WMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Michigan University are $31,355, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full WMU Philosophy Report

#2

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$26,552 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Michigan University landed the #2 spot on the list. Eastern Michigan University is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.

Eastern Michigan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan University are $26,552, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Eastern Michigan Philosophy Report

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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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