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2023 Best Value Philosophy Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$39,238 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,438 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Philosophy Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 465 degrees and certificates were awarded to philosophy students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #72 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Philosophy Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Massachusetts to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for philosophy students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for philosophy majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Philosophy

Our analysis found University of Massachusetts Amherst to be the best value school for philosophy students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Massachusetts. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMass Amherst are $16,439 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts - Boston is a great value for philosophy students working on their bachelor’s degree. UMass Boston is a large public school located in the city of Boston.

UMass Boston undergraduate students pay an average of $14,677 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, philosophy majors at UMass Boston accumulate an average of around $23,907 in student debt.

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#3

Gordon College

Wenham, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gordon College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the suburb of Wenham, Gordon College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Gordon College undergraduate students pay an average of $26,250 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Boston College are $61,706 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, philosophy majors at Boston College accumulate an average of around $15,550 in student debt.

Boston College also claimed a spot on our Best Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#5

College of the Holy Cross

Worcester, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of the Holy Cross. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, Holy Cross is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Holy Cross undergraduate students pay an average of $56,540 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Holy Cross also did well on our Best Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#6

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Boston U are $59,816 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Boston U is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.

Full Philosophy at Boston University Report

Best Value Philosophy Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Philosophy Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 183
New Hampshire 42
Maine 45
Rhode Island 60
Vermont 42

One of 3 majors within the area of study, philosophy has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Religious Studies 9,470
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies 285
General Philosophy & Religious Studies 184

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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