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2023 Best Value Philosophy Schools in New York

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$46,288 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,952 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Philosophy 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 Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in New York 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. 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 Schools in New York

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

Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality in Philosophy

#1

University at Albany

Albany, NY
$10,408 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University at Albany to be the best value school for philosophy students who want to pursue a degree in New York. Located in the city of Albany, UAlbany is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UAlbany are $10,408 a year.

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#2

Fordham University

Bronx, NY
$55,776 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Fordham University is a great value for philosophy students. Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Fordham U undergraduate students pay an average of $55,776 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

New York University

New York, NY
$56,500 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New York University is a great value for philosophy students. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

NYU undergraduate students pay an average of $56,500 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

NYU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Philosophy Schools in New York list.

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$62,466 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Columbia University in the City of New York is a great value for philosophy students. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Columbia are $62,466 per year.

Columbia did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Philosophy Schools in New York list.

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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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