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2022 Best Value Colleges for Philosophy (Income $0-$30k) in Maryland

1 Ranked Colleges
176 Degrees Awarded
$10,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Philosophy Schools in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Philosophy Schools in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Philosophy is the 82nd most popular major in the country with 9,456 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Maryland, there were 176 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent philosophy programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the philosophy program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The philosophy school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Philosophy Schools in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Philosophy Schools in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for maryland philosophy students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Philosophy (Income $0-$30k) in Maryland

#1

University of Maryland - Baltimore County

Baltimore, Maryland
#1 in overall quality
$10,820 Average Net Price
$46,475 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s philosophy degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

UMBC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Philosophy Schools in Maryland” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County is $10,820 for maryland philosophy students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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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%.

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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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