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2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

5 Ranked Colleges
92 Degrees Awarded
$42,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master's in the New England Region

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 New England Region” 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 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” ranking looked at 5 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the philosophy program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy in the New England Region

#1

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Boston College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston College also made our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Philosophy at Boston College

#2

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 3 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also took the #4 spot 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

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 3 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Philosophy at University of Connecticut

#4

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brandeis University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. Waltham, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s philosophy degrees to 9 students 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brandeis are $52,060, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Medford, Massachusetts, and it awarded 9 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

Tufts did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts University are $55,168, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Philosophy at Tufts University

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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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