by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the New England Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 10,054 people earned their degree in philosophy, making the major the 83rd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, philosophy graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,510 and had an average of $21,514 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 838 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,790 and $23,363 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,618 and $16,599 respectively.
That schools that top this list have a program in philosophy in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The philosophy school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the New England Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region associate degree philosophy students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cape Cod Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the New England Region list. West Barnstable, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s philosophy degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
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