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2023 Best Value Philosophy Schools in Pennsylvania

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$55,086 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,081 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Philosophy School for You

In 2020-2021, 692 degrees and certificates were awarded to philosophy students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #65 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Philosophy Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best value programs for philosophy students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Philosophy Schools in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Philosophy Colleges.

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality in Philosophy

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA
$61,710 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the best value school in Pennsylvania for philosophy students. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

UPenn undergraduate students pay an average of $61,710 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, philosophy graduates from UPenn take out $19,500 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $697.

UPenn did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Philosophy Schools in Pennsylvania list.

Read full report on Philosophy at University of Pennsylvania

#2

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA
$48,462 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Scranton landed the # 2 spot on the list. University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Scranton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Scranton are $48,462 per year. While working on their degree, philosophy majors at University of Scranton accumulate an average of around $26,961 in student debt.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, University of Scranton also did well on our Best Philosophy Schools in Pennsylvania list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Philosophy at University of Scranton

Best Value Philosophy Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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

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 2 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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