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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that 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 Colorado, there were 208 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,950 and $23,651 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 8 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,789 and $41,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 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.

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 philosophy program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy in Colorado (With Aid)

#1

Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Fort Collins, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$28,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. It awarded 6 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Philosophy at Colorado State

#2

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, Colorado

$32,980 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #2 spot on the list. CU - Boulder is a public institution located in Boulder, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Boulder are $32,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Colorado Boulder Philosophy Report

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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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