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2023 Best Value Philosophy Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$41,650 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,396 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Philosophy Master'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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Philosophy Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the New England 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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

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

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Philosophy

#1

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Our analysis found Boston College to be the best value school for philosophy students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.

Boston College graduate students pay an average of $32,722 in tuition and fees each year.

Boston College also claimed a spot on our Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Massachusetts Amherst helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value philosophy schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMass Amherst are $32,809 a year.

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#3

Boston University

Boston, MA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Boston University is a great value for philosophy students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Boston U are $59,418 a year.

Boston U excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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Best Philosophy Colleges by State

Explore the best philosophy schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 465
Connecticut 183
New Hampshire 42
Maine 45
Rhode Island 60
Vermont 42

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

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 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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