2023 Best Value Philosophy Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Philosophy Doctor's Degree School for You
Philosophy is the #129 most popular major in the country with 1,220 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Philosophy Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for philosophy students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Check out the philosophy doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Philosophy
Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for philosophy students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UPenn are $42,932 per year.
UPenn also made our Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #3.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Fordham University is a great value for philosophy students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Fordham U are $23,846 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Catholic University of America. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CUA are $51,630 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Albany. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of Albany, UAlbany is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UAlbany are $25,325 a year.
Out of the 7 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the # 4 spot on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Rutgers New Brunswick are $33,215 a year.
New York University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NYU are $38,206 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, NYU also did well on our Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree philosophy programs. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Columbia are $52,924 a year.
Columbia excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
Best Philosophy Colleges by State
Explore the best philosophy schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 167 |
| Pennsylvania | 77 |
| Maryland | 16 |
| New Jersey | 13 |
| District of Columbia | 52 |
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Majors Related to Philosophy
Philosophy is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Religious Studies | 1,769 |
| Other Philosophy & Religious Studies | 106 |
| General Philosophy & Religious Studies | 41 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 7 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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