2023 Best Value Philosophy Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Philosophy School for You
In 2020-2021, 1,220 people earned a degree or certificate in philosophy, making the major the #129 most popular in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Philosophy Schools ranking. This report analyzed 49 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for philosophy students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Philosophy Schools in the United States
Check out the philosophy programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Philosophy Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Biola University the best value school in the United States for philosophy students. Located in the suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Biola undergraduate students pay an average of $44,382 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Franciscan University of Steubenville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Philosophy Schools list. Located in the city of Steubenville, Franciscan U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Franciscan U undergraduate students pay an average of $30,180 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great value for philosophy students. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Austin are $40,996 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UT Austin is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Philosophy Schools list.
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The excellent programs at Boston College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best philosophy schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Boston College are $61,706 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Boston College also did well on our Best Philosophy Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Out of the 49 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 5 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Madison are $38,608 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Madison also is in the top 10% of our Best Philosophy Schools ranking.
University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for philosophy students. It came in at #6 on the list. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UPenn are $61,710 per year.
UPenn also claimed a spot on our Best Philosophy Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #7, San Francisco State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for philosophy students. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SFSU are $19,184 a year.
With a ranking of #7, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on this year’s best value schools for philosophy students. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.
UNC Chapel Hill undergraduate students pay an average of $36,891 in tuition and fees each year.
UNC Chapel Hill also claimed a spot on our Best Philosophy Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy Schools list. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $38,855 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Texas A&M College Station also is in the top 10% of our Best Philosophy Schools ranking.
Full Philosophy at Texas A&M University - College Station Report
DePaul University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for philosophy students. It came in at #10 on the list. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DePaul are $42,012 per year.
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Philosophy Related Majors for Philosophy
One of 3 majors within the area of study, philosophy has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| Religious Studies | 1,769 |
| Other Philosophy & Religious Studies | 106 |
| General Philosophy & Religious Studies | 41 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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