2021 Best Philosophy Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region
2Colleges
705Bachelor's Degrees
$38,637Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Philosophy Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Philosophy Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer a bachelor's 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 New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying philosophy.
Best Philosophy Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Boston College has taken the #1 spot in this year's philosophy ranking for non-traditional students. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill. Boston College also made our Best Colleges for Philosophy in the New England Region list, coming in at #1.
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. About 1,916 of the students at Boston College are attending part time.
University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best philosophy schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public college with a large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Boston, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Philosophy in the New England Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UMass Boston is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,088 students take at least one class online at UMass Boston. 4,332 of UMass Boston students are attending part time.
Non-Traditional Student Rankings in Majors Related to Philosophy
One of 3 majors within the Philosophy & Religious Studies area of study, Philosophy has other similar majors worth exploring.
Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 2 schools only.
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 the rest 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).
