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2023 Best Value Philosophy Schools in District of Columbia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$53,825 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,331 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Philosophy School for You

With 142 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, philosophy is the #49 most popular major in District of Columbia.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Philosophy Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in District of Columbia to see which 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.

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 Schools in District of Columbia

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

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality in Philosophy

Our 2023 rankings named Catholic University of America the best value school in District of Columbia for philosophy students. Located in the large city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CUA are $52,156 a year. The average amount in student loans that philosophy majors at CUA take out is $19,500.

CUA also made our Best Philosophy Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #4.

Read full report on Philosophy at Catholic University of America

#2

American University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Philosophy Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The American University undergraduate students pay an average of $51,334 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

The American University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Philosophy Schools in District of Columbia list.

Read full report on Philosophy at American University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy Schools in District of Columbia list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

GWU undergraduate students pay an average of $57,984 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, philosophy graduates from GWU carry an average student debtload of $22,500.

GWU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Philosophy Schools in District of Columbia list.

Read full report on Philosophy at George Washington University

Best Value Philosophy Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 692
New York 876
Maryland 160
New Jersey 155
Delaware 16

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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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