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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy in Pennsylvania (With Aid)

5 Ranked Colleges
40 Degrees Awarded
$30,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master's in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Pennsylvania, there were 637 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,000 and $25,778 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 40 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in philosophy. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great 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 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 Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania master’s degree philosophy students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy in Pennsylvania (With Aid)

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality
$41,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s philosophy degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UPenn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality
$16,758 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the #2 spot on the list. West Chester, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s philosophy degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

WCUPA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at West Chester University of Pennsylvania are $16,758.

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#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality
$24,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s philosophy students in 2019-2020.

Temple also made our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality
$47,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s philosophy degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Carnegie Mellon, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Villanova University

Villanova, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality
$20,719 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Villanova University landed the #5 spot on the list. Villanova University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Villanova, Pennsylvania. It awarded 6 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

Villanova also made our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Villanova are $20,719, 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%.

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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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