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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region

6 Ranked Colleges
101 Degrees Awarded
$45,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master's in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

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 the New England region, there were 935 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,300 and $22,458 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 101 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in philosophy. 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region

#1

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 masters’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.

Boston College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the #2 spot on the list. Tufts is a fairly large school located in Medford, Massachusetts that handed out 9 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tufts, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts University are $55,168, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #3 spot on the list. Boston University is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.

Boston U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #4 spot on the list. UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.

UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandeis University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Brandeis is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.

Brandeis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brandeis are $52,060, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

University of Connecticut did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. University of Connecticut is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.

UCONN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576.

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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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