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2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k

5 Ranked Colleges
178 Degrees Awarded
$21,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Bachelor's in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Philosophy is the 82nd most popular major in the country with 9,456 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Colorado, there were 191 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 178 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,261 and $25,672 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in philosophy. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great philosophy programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the philosophy program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado bachelor’s degree philosophy students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy (Income $75-$110k) in Colorado

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Greeley, Colorado, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Northern Colorado also took the #3 spot in our “Best Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. It costs about $18,599 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree Philosophy students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Northern Colorado.

Full University of Northern Colorado Philosophy Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. The yearly cost to attend Colorado State is $24,440 for colorado bachelor’s degree philosophy students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Philosophy at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

#3

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k list. UCCS is a fairly large school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado that handed out 24 bachelors’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCCS, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. It costs about $20,186 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree Philosophy students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UCCS.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UCCS Philosophy Report

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Colorado Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 56 bachelors’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.

CU - Boulder also made our “Best Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend CU - Boulder is $25,863 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree Philosophy students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Philosophy at University of Colorado Boulder

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan State University of Denver landed the #5 spot on the list. MSU Denver is a fairly large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 7 bachelors’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our colorado bachelor’s degree philosophy students whose families make $75-$110k list, MSU Denver has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Metropolitan State University of Denver is $18,397 for colorado bachelor’s degree philosophy students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Metropolitan State University of Denver Philosophy Report

Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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