by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Plains States Region” ranking.
Philosophy is the 83rd most popular major in the country with 10,054 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, philosophy graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,510 and had an average of $21,514 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 589 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,200 and $20,699 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 28 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in philosophy. That schools that top this list have a program in philosophy in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s philosophy students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Plains States Region. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 5 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Plains States Region. University of Kansas is a large public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 5 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 3 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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University of Iowa came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s philosophy students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Plains States Region list. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 17 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 6 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Kansas State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified masters’s philosophy students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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