2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in Ohio

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Master’s in Ohio” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Philosophy is the 81st most popular major in the country with 10,015 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Ohio, there were 302 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $24,639 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 41 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,649 and $41,690 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in Ohio” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in Ohio

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

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

#1

Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$12,888 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Franciscan University of Steubenville landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Steubenville, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s philosophy students in 2019-2020.

Franciscan U also took the #1 spot in our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Franciscan University of Steubenville are $12,888, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Philosophy at Franciscan University of Steubenville

#2

Kent State University at Kent

Kent, Ohio

#2 in overall quality

$21,952 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Kent. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in Ohio list. This large school is located in Kent, Ohio, and it awarded 8 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kent State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State University at Kent are $21,952.

Read full report on Philosophy at Kent State

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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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