by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Michigan for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Philosophy & Religious Studies is the 28th most popular major in the country with 19,993 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, philosophy and religious studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,946 and had an average of $22,275 in loans still to pay off.
Across Michigan, there were 383 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,671 and $21,025 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 31 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,121 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Michigan for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in philosophy and religious studies. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in philosophy and religious studies.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan master’s degree philosophy & religious studies students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Michigan for a Master’s list. Western Michigan University is a public institution located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Michigan for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #2 spot on the list. U-M is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 9 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Michigan University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Michigan for a Master’s. Located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s philosophy and religious studies students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Detroit Mercy. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Michigan for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Detroit, Michigan, and it awarded 2 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornerstone University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Michigan for a Master’s. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s philosophy and religious studies students 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.
Full Cornerstone University Philosophy & Religious Studies Report
Andrews University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Michigan for a Master’s list. Andrews is located in Berrien Springs, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Michigan State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Michigan for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 18 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Philosophy & Religious Studies at Michigan State
Wayne State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in Michigan for a Master’s list. Wayne State University is a large public school situated in Detroit, Michigan. It awarded 13 masters’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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