2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
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5,415,716Bachelor's Degrees
$31,838Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value Philosophy, Politics, and Economics School for You
In 2021-2022, N/A people earned their bachelor's in philosophy, politics, and economics, making the major the #689 most popular in the United States.
This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer a bachelor's in philosophy, politics, and economics. To us, 'best value' doesn't just mean the school with the lowest overall costs. For this ranking, we are identifying those philosophy, politics, and economics schools that provide their students with a hiqh quality education at a price that is lower than other colleges and universities of the same caliber.
To determine the average cost, we look at total expenses - such as tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses - and then subtract the average financial award a student receives. Knowing this amount can help you determine how much you may have to borrow in loans or take out of savings. Depending on your income and other factors, the cost for you to attend a particular school may be more or less.
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Featured Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Programs
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Gain a solid understanding of American political history, the current political landscape, and the major political parties with this online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
Northern Arizona University earned the #1 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best value list, NAU has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Schools ranking.
At NAU, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.3 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $22,927. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from NAU is about $99,274. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at BGSU, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Schools ranking.
The average student at BGSU graduates in less than 4.4 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $24,872. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from BGSU is about $108,193. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
University of Arizona earned the #3 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best value list, University of Arizona has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Schools ranking.
At University of Arizona, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.3 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $37,502. This means that the average student pays around $162,009 to get a bachelor’s degree from University of Arizona. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor. U-M also made our Best Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Schools list, coming in at #1.
It takes the average student at U-M about 4.2 years to graduate, and it costs about $42,050 per year to attend the school. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the U-M is $174,928. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
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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).