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2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
92 Degrees Awarded
$45,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master's in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 the New England region, there were 915 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 92 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in philosophy. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality philosophy programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the philosophy program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy in the New England Region (With Aid)

#1

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s philosophy degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Massachusetts Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree philosophy students with aid list, UMass Amherst has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Connecticut is a large public school situated in Storrs, Connecticut. It awarded 3 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576.

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#4

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Boston University is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.

Boston U also made our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Medford, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s philosophy students in 2019-2020.

Tufts not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts University are $55,168.

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#6

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Brandeis University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Brandeis is a medium-sized school located in Waltham, Massachusetts that handed out 9 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

Brandeis not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brandeis University are $52,060.

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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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