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2023 Best Value Philosophy Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$36,130 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$96,764 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Philosophy Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 81 degrees and certificates were awarded to philosophy students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #108 most popular major in the state.

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Philosophy Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree 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.

2023 Best Value Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Philosophy

Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts Amherst the best value school in Massachusetts for philosophy students working on their doctor’s degree. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

UMass Amherst graduate students pay an average of $16,251 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Philosophy at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

#2

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Out of the 3 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Boston College are $32,722 per year.

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#3

Boston University

Boston, MA

Out of the 3 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Boston U are $59,418 per year.

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Best Value Philosophy Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 57
Rhode Island 2

One of 3 majors within the area of study, philosophy has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 3 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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