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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy in Colorado

5 Ranked Colleges
192 Degrees Awarded
$17,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Bachelor's in Colorado

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 10,015 people earned their degree in philosophy, making the major the 81st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, philosophy graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,067 and had an average of $22,199 in loans still to pay off.

Across Colorado, there were 208 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,950 and $23,651 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 192 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,261 and $25,672 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in philosophy. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great philosophy programs and cost less that 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 Bachelor’s in Colorado

The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado bachelor’s degree philosophy students.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy in Colorado

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #1 spot on the list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.

Colorado State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. The yearly cost to attend Colorado State is $18,668 for colorado bachelor’s degree philosophy students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado list. Located in Boulder, Colorado, this large public school awarded 56 degrees to qualified bachelors’s philosophy students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our colorado bachelor’s degree philosophy students list, CU - Boulder has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. It costs about $21,680 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree Philosophy students per year to attend CU - Boulder.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Philosophy at University of Colorado Boulder

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado list. Greeley, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s philosophy degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

University of Northern Colorado also made our “Best Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend University of Northern Colorado is $15,714 for colorado bachelor’s degree philosophy students.

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#4

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado list. UCCS is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our colorado bachelor’s degree philosophy students list, UCCS has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UCCS is $16,486 for colorado bachelor’s degree philosophy students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.

Read full report on Philosophy at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this fairly large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s philosophy students in 2019-2020.

MSU Denver did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. The estimated yearly cost for Metropolitan State University of Denver is $14,257 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree Philosophy students.

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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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