2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Philosophy is the 82nd most popular major in the country with 9,456 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Plains States region, there were 553 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 516 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in philosophy. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent philosophy programs, but they also 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region.
Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Duluth. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Duluth, Minnesota, this fairly large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s philosophy students in 2019-2020.
UMN Duluth also made our “Best Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend UMN Duluth is $17,067 for plains states region bachelor’s degree philosophy students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State University is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Iowa State University is $15,496 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Philosophy students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.
Iowa also took the #1 spot in our “Best Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $19,145 for plains states region bachelor’s degree philosophy students per year to attend University of Iowa.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Evangel University landed the #4 spot on the list. Evangel University is a small school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 4 bachelors’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.
Evangel did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $22,837 for plains states region bachelor’s degree philosophy students per year to attend Evangel University.
The student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 43 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s philosophy students in 2019-2020.
UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for UMN Twin Cities is $17,740 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Philosophy students.
The low student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
University of Kansas landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. KU is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 9 bachelors’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.
KU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend KU is $18,918 for plains states region bachelor’s degree philosophy students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Missouri - Kansas City ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. University of Missouri - Kansas City is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.
UMKC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UMKC is $14,643 for plains states region bachelor’s degree philosophy students.
Concordia College at Moorhead ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Concordia College at Moorhead is a private not-for-profit institution located in Moorhead, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Concordia College Moorhead not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Concordia College at Moorhead is $23,029 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Philosophy students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Hamline University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s philosophy students in 2019-2020.
Hamline also took the #7 spot in our “Best Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $20,866 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Philosophy students per year to attend Hamline.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Luther College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Luther College is located in Decorah, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree philosophy students list, Luther has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $23,620 for plains states region bachelor’s degree philosophy students per year to attend Luther.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, University of St Thomas Minnesota did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 26 degrees to qualified bachelors’s philosophy students in 2019-2020.
UST MN also made our “Best Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $29,155 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Philosophy students per year to attend UST MN.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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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%.
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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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