2023 Best Value Philosophy Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Philosophy Master's Degree School for You
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The Best Value Philosophy Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value master'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. 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.
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2023 Best Value Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Check out the philosophy master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Philosophy Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Biola University to be the best value school for philosophy students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Biola are $12,006 per year.
Out of the 10 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a very large student population.
SFSU graduate students pay an average of $18,242 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC Davis are $28,710 a year.
Out of the 10 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW Seattle are $30,912 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UW Seattle is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Los Angeles landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal State LA are $17,723 per year.
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With a ranking of #6, University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well on this year’s best value schools for philosophy students working on their master’s degree. UCSB is a very large public school located in the suburb of Santa Barbara.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCSB are $28,683 a year.
With a ranking of #7, University of California - Riverside did quite well on this year’s best value schools for philosophy students working on their master’s degree. UCR is a fairly large public school located in the city of Riverside.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCR are $28,569 per year.
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University of California - Berkeley landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree philosophy programs. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UC Berkeley is ranked #3 for overall quality for philosophy in the Far Western US Region .
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University of California - Santa Cruz ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC Santa Cruz are $28,997 a year.
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University of Oregon came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, UO is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UO are $30,567 a year.
Best Philosophy Colleges by State
Explore the best philosophy schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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California | 1,876 |
Washington | 244 |
Oregon | 107 |
Nevada | 57 |
Hawaii | 27 |
Alaska | 4 |
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Philosophy Related Majors for Philosophy
One of 3 majors within the area of study, philosophy has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Religious Studies | 9,470 |
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies | 285 |
General Philosophy & Religious Studies | 184 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 10 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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