2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

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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 the New England region, there were 935 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,300 and $22,458 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 40 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in philosophy. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great philosophy programs and 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree philosophy students.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy in the New England Region

#1

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$31,930 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. This fairly large school is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston College also made our “Best Philosophy Doctor’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.

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#2

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

#3 in overall quality

$32,341 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 4 doctorate’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

#4 in overall quality

$41,576 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s philosophy degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UCONN also took the #4 spot in our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576.

Full University of Connecticut Philosophy Report

#3

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$57,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #3 spot on the list. Boston University is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 7 doctorate’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Philosophy at Boston University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy

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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