2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Education Philosophy (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 715 people earned their degree in education philosophy, making the major the 266th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, education philosophy graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $53,575 and had an average of $43,702 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 214 education philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $51,250 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 51 education philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in education philosophy. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great education philosophy programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the education philosophy program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Education Philosophy (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii

#1 in overall quality

$34,550 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this fairly large public school awarded 29 diplomas to qualified masters’s education philosophy students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Manoa, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Education Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH Manoa are $34,550, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Hawaii at Manoa Education Philosophy Report

#2

Hope International University

Fullerton, California

#2 in overall quality

$14,916 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$50,856 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hope International University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Fullerton, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education philosophy degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

Hope did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Education Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hope are $14,916, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Hope Education Philosophy Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Education Philosophy (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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