2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 9,456 people earned their degree in philosophy, making the major the 82nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 553 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 18 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The philosophy school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s philosophy degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845.

Read full report on Philosophy at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s philosophy degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full KU Philosophy Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy (With Aid)

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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