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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Philosophy (Income $30-$48k)

5 Ranked Colleges
215 Degrees Awarded
$11,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Philosophy Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Other Philosophy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Other Philosophy is the 744th most popular major in the country with 259 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 215 other philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Philosophy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in other philosophy. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other philosophy programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the other philosophy program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Other Philosophy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Philosophy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Philosophy (Income $30-$48k)

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Philosophy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Pennsylvania is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 129 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Other Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UPenn is $4,833 for Bachelor’s Degree Other Philosophy students whose families make $30-$48k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Philosophy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Riverside landed the #2 spot on the list. UCR is a public institution located in Riverside, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCR also made our “Best Other Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend University of California - Riverside is $9,151 for Bachelor’s Degree Other Philosophy students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Other Philosophy at University of California - Riverside

#3

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Philosophy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #3 spot on the list. USC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Southern California is $16,252 for Bachelor’s Degree Other Philosophy students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Other Philosophy at University of Southern California

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Other Philosophy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this fairly large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other philosophy students in 2019-2020.

UMass Boston did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Other Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Massachusetts - Boston is $15,055 for bachelor’s degree other philosophy students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#5

SUNY Oswego

Oswego, New York
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Philosophy Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Oswego landed the #5 spot on the list. SUNY Oswego is a medium-sized public school situated in Oswego, New York. It awarded 1 bachelors’s other philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Oswego also made our “Best Other Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $13,105 for Bachelor’s Degree Other Philosophy students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend SUNY Oswego.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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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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