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2023 Best Value Philosophy Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$41,332 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,396 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Philosophy Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, philosophy was ranked #84 in the country. In fact 10,054 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Philosophy Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Philosophy

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for philosophy students working on their master’s degree. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UPenn are $42,932 per year.

UPenn not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#2

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Out of the 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fordham University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Fordham U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bronx.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Fordham U are $23,846 a year.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the # 3 spot on the list. CUA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CUA are $51,630 a year.

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#4

American University

Washington, DC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at The American University are $38,456 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, The American University also is in the top 20% of our Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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#5

New York University

New York, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means New York University is a great value for philosophy students working on their master’s degree. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NYU are $38,206 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, NYU also did well on our Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree philosophy programs. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Columbia graduate students pay an average of $52,924 in tuition and fees each year.

Columbia also claimed a spot on our Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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Best Philosophy Colleges by State

Explore the best philosophy colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 692
New York 876
Maryland 160
New Jersey 155
District of Columbia 142
Delaware 16

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

Majors Similar to Philosophy

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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