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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy in Tennessee

2 Ranked Colleges
6 Degrees Awarded
$23,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master's in Tennessee

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across Tennessee, there were 136 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy in Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s philosophy students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Knoxville, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Philosophy at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee. This large school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 3 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

UofM also took the #2 spot in our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Memphis are $14,202.

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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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