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. There are roughly 1,916 part time students in attendance at Boston College.
University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best philosophy schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public school 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.
About 2.0% of UMass Boston students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,088 students at UMass Boston that take at least one class online. 4,332 students are part time.
Non-Traditional Student Rankings in Majors Related to Philosophy
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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).
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