by our College Data Analytics TeamPhilosophy is a popular field of study at colleges across the country. The schools below award the most philosophy degrees of any in Illinois.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared yearly graduations across the 32 schools in Illinois offering philosophy.
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The colleges and universities below are the most popular for philosophy majors in Illinois, ranked by the number of degrees they award each year.
Loyola University Chicago tops our list of the most popular philosophy schools. Set in the city of Chicago, Loyola University Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution. Loyola University Chicago graduated around 37 philosophy students in the most recent data year. Get the full philosophy details for Loyola University Chicago
A rank of #2 makes University Of Chicago one of the most popular schools for philosophy. Located in the city of Chicago, University Of Chicago is a private not-for-profit university. University Of Chicago graduated around 34 philosophy students in the most recent data year. See more about philosophy at University Of Chicago
A rank of #3 makes Depaul University one of the most popular schools for philosophy. Located in the city of Chicago, Depaul University is a private not-for-profit university. Depaul University graduated around 26 philosophy students in the most recent data year. Get the full philosophy details for Depaul University
University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign came in at #4 on our list of the most popular philosophy schools. University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign is a public school located in the city of Champaign. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 25 students earned a degree in philosophy from this school. See more about philosophy at University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign
Northern Illinois University is one of the most popular philosophy schools, landing the #5 spot this year. Northern Illinois University is a public school located in the suburb of Dekalb. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 18 students earned a degree in philosophy from this school. Get the full philosophy details for Northern Illinois University
Wheaton College Illinois ranked #6 on our list of the most popular philosophy schools. Located in the suburb of Wheaton, Wheaton College Illinois is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 17 philosophy degrees in the most recent year. Read the full philosophy report for Wheaton College Illinois
Northwestern University comes in at #7 for philosophy this year. Set in the city of Evanston, Northwestern University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 12 philosophy degrees in the most recent year. Get the full philosophy details for Northwestern University
University Of Illinois At Chicago comes in at #8 for philosophy this year. Located in the city of Chicago, University Of Illinois At Chicago is a public university. University Of Illinois At Chicago graduated around 11 philosophy students in the most recent data year. See more about philosophy at University Of Illinois At Chicago
Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary ranked #9 on our list of the most popular philosophy schools. Located in the city of Evanston, Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 10 students earned a degree in philosophy from this school. See more about philosophy at Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary
Illinois State University ranked #10 on our list of the most popular philosophy schools. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State University is a public university. This school awarded about 9 philosophy degrees in the most recent year. Get the full philosophy details for Illinois State University
Lake Forest College placed #11 for philosophy by yearly graduations. Set in the suburb of Lake Forest, Lake Forest College is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 7 philosophy degrees in the most recent year. See more about philosophy at Lake Forest College
Northeastern Illinois University placed #12 for philosophy by yearly graduations. Northeastern Illinois University is a public school located in the city of Chicago. This school awarded about 7 philosophy degrees in the most recent year. Read the full philosophy report for Northeastern Illinois University
Southern Illinois University Carbondale placed #13 for philosophy by yearly graduations. Set in the town of Carbondale, Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a public institution. This school awarded about 5 philosophy degrees in the most recent year. See more about philosophy at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
North Central College placed #14 for philosophy by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Naperville, North Central College is a private not-for-profit university. North Central College graduated around 4 philosophy students in the most recent data year. See more about philosophy at North Central College
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville comes in at #15 for philosophy this year. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a public university. This school awarded about 4 philosophy degrees in the most recent year. Read the full philosophy report for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Augustana College Illinois ranked #16 on our list of the most popular philosophy schools. Located in the city of Rock Island, Augustana College Illinois is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 3 students earned a degree in philosophy from this school. See more about philosophy at Augustana College Illinois
Eastern Illinois University landed the #17 spot among the most popular philosophy schools. Set in the town of Charleston, Eastern Illinois University is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 3 students earned a degree in philosophy from this school. See more about philosophy at Eastern Illinois University
Lewis University landed the #18 spot among the most popular philosophy schools. Located in the suburb of Romeoville, Lewis University is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 3 philosophy degrees in the most recent year. Read the full philosophy report for Lewis University
Bradley University comes in at #19 for philosophy this year. Located in the city of Peoria, Bradley University is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 2 philosophy degrees in the most recent year. See more about philosophy at Bradley University
Millikin University comes in at #20 for philosophy this year. Located in the city of Decatur, Millikin University is a private not-for-profit university. Millikin University graduated around 2 philosophy students in the most recent data year. See more about philosophy at Millikin University
University Of Illinois At Springfield comes in at #21 for philosophy this year. Located in the city of Springfield, University Of Illinois At Springfield is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 2 students earned a degree in philosophy from this school. Read the full philosophy report for University Of Illinois At Springfield
Benedictine University comes in at #22 for philosophy this year. Located in the suburb of Lisle, Benedictine University is a private not-for-profit university. Benedictine University graduated around 1 philosophy students in the most recent data year. See more about philosophy at Benedictine University
Chicago Theological Seminary landed the #23 spot among the most popular philosophy schools. Set in the city of Chicago, Chicago Theological Seminary is a private not-for-profit institution. Chicago Theological Seminary graduated around 1 philosophy students in the most recent data year. Read the full philosophy report for Chicago Theological Seminary
Dominican University landed the #24 spot among the most popular philosophy schools. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Dominican University is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 1 students earned a degree in philosophy from this school. Get the full philosophy details for Dominican University
Elmhurst College placed #25 for philosophy by yearly graduations. Set in the suburb of Elmhurst, Elmhurst College is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 1 philosophy degrees in the most recent year. See more about philosophy at Elmhurst College
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This list is compiled by College Factual. The ranking reflects yearly graduations in the major, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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