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2023 Best Value Philosophy Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$33,765 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,438 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Philosophy Bachelor's Degree School for You

Philosophy is the #84 most popular major in the country with 10,054 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for philosophy students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Philosophy

Our analysis found University of Minnesota - Duluth to be the best value school for philosophy students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMN Duluth are $19,148 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

UMN Twin Cities undergraduate students pay an average of $33,818 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, philosophy graduates from UMN Twin Cities carry an average student debtload of $21,760.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMN Twin Cities also did well on our Best Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of St Thomas Minnesota helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value philosophy schools in the Plains States Region . UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

UST MN undergraduate students pay an average of $48,329 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that philosophy majors at UST MN take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $19,637.

UST MN excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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Best Philosophy Colleges by State

Explore the best philosophy schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 149
Minnesota 180
Kansas 69
Iowa 110
Nebraska 37
North Dakota 26
South Dakota 10

Philosophy is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

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 3 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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