by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Philosophy Major in the New England Region for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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.
To top this list, a school must have a successful philosophy program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Philosophy Major in the New England Region for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Philosophy Major in the New England Region for an Associate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cape Cod Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Philosophy Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. Cape Cod Community College is located in West Barnstable, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.
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