Philosophy is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #83 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Philosophy Schools in Minnesota ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 181 degrees in philosophy during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Philosophy Schools in Minnesota ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of philosophy degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It's hard to beat University of Minnesota - Twin Cities if you want to pursue a degree in philosophy. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were approximately 44 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, philosophy degree recipients typically make about $29,883 at the beginning of their careers.
University of St Thomas Minnesota is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in philosophy. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Saint Paul. This university ranks 3rd out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 36 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at UST MN in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the philosophy program at University of St Thomas Minnesota earn $3,240 above the standard college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
It's difficult to beat University of Minnesota - Duluth if you wish to pursue a degree in philosophy. Located in the city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 9th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 11 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at UMN Duluth in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, philosophy degree recipients typically make about $25,278 at the beginning of their careers.
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).
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