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2023 Best Value Philosophy Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$32,128 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$96,764 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Philosophy Doctor's Degree School for You

With 167 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, philosophy is the #104 most popular major in New York.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

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 New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in New York 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.

2023 Best Value Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York

Check out the philosophy doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Philosophy

#1

University at Albany

Albany, NY

Our 2023 rankings named University at Albany the best value school in New York for philosophy students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Albany, UAlbany is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UAlbany are $13,535 per year.

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#2

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fordham University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Fordham U are $23,846 a year.

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#3

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NYU are $38,206 a year.

NYU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. 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 in-state graduate student at Columbia are $52,924 a year.

Columbia also claimed a spot on our Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Philosophy at Columbia University in the City of New York

Best Value Philosophy Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Philosophy Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 77
Maryland 16
New Jersey 13
District of Columbia 52

Philosophy is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

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 4 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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