2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 the Plains States region, there were 562 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $19,750 and $22,775 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 18 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in philosophy. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality philosophy programs that also have a lower cost than 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 the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree philosophy students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #1 spot on the list. KU is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 2 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007.

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#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s philosophy students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #1 spot in our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Philosophy at UMN Twin Cities

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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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