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2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
66 Degrees Awarded
$33,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Philosophy is the 81st most popular major in the country with 10,015 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, philosophy graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,067 and had an average of $22,199 in loans still to pay off.

Across New York, there were 976 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,200 and $22,498 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 66 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,095 and $123,917 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in philosophy. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality philosophy programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy (Income $30-$48k) in New York

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $30-$48k list. Cornell is a large school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 5 doctorate’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $30-$48k list. Columbia University in the City of New York is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 9 doctorate’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia also made our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stony Brook University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $30-$48k. Stony Brook, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s philosophy degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Stony Brook, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stony Brook University are $25,583, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Stony Brook University Philosophy Report

#4

Binghamton University

Vestal, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Binghamton University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $30-$48k list. Binghamton University is a fairly large school located in Vestal, New York that handed out 4 doctorate’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

Binghamton University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Binghamton University are $25,290, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Binghamton University Philosophy Report

#5

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Syracuse University landed the #5 spot on the list. Syracuse University is a large school located in Syracuse, New York that handed out 2 doctorate’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

Syracuse also made our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse are $41,714, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Fordham University

Bronx, New York
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Fordham University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Bronx, New York, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fordham U, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fordham University are $23,846, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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