2021 Best Philosophy Colleges for Non-Traditional Students
36
Colleges
7,976
Bachelor's Degrees
$36,099
Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Philosophy Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Philosophy is the #61st most popular major in the country with 7,976 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>.
This year's Best Philosophy Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking analyzed 36 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in philosophy. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent philosophy programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the philosophy program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Philosophy Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying philosophy.
Top 10 Best Philosophy Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Boston College tops the 2021 list of our schools in the United States that are best for non-traditional philosophy students. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population. Boston College not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Philosophy list.
About 0.5% of Boston College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 6,590 students at Boston College that take at least one class online. 1,916 of Boston College students are attending part time.
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University of Southern California comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, USC has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Philosophy ranking.
About 0.5% of USC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 15,291 students take at least one class online at USC. 6,687 students are part time.
Read full report on Philosophy at University of Southern California
Our rankings recognize University of California - Los Angeles as the #3 school in this year's rankings. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles. UCLA also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Philosophy rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 25,859 students at UCLA that take at least one class online. About 2,161 of the students at UCLA are attending part time.
Full Philosophy at University of California - Los Angeles Report
The University of Texas at Austin comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin. UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Philosophy list.
About 0.8% of UT Austin students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 23,198 students take at least one class online at UT Austin. 3,479 of UT Austin students are attending part time.
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New York University earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York. NYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Philosophy list.
About 0.8% of NYU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 21,614 students at NYU that take at least one class online. About 8,829 of the students at NYU are attending part time.
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University of Arizona comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. Approximately 18,254 students take at least one class online at University of Arizona. There are roughly 12,642 part time students in attendance at University of Arizona.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor. As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Philosophy ranking.
About 0.2% of U-M students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 15,737 students take at least one class online at U-M. 3,568 students are part time.
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Florida State University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a very large student population.
About 1.0% of Florida State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 20,172 students at Florida State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 8,311 part time students in attendance at Florida State.
Full Philosophy at Florida State University Report
University of California - Santa Barbara comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. UCSB is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UCSB has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Philosophy ranking.
The student loan default rate at UCSB is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,596 students take at least one class online at UCSB. About 880 of the students at UCSB are attending part time.
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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Florida. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 22,865 students take at least one class online at UF. There are roughly 11,205 part time students in attendance at UF.
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