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2023 Best Value Philosophy Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$46,069 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,790 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Philosophy 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Philosophy Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in the New England Region 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.

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 the New England Region

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

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Philosophy

#1

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Boston College the best value school in the New England Region for philosophy students. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.

Boston College undergraduate students pay an average of $61,706 in tuition and fees each year. Philosophy majors at Boston College take out an average of $17,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Boston College also is in the top 15% of our Best Philosophy Schools in the New England Region ranking.

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#2

Gordon College

Wenham, MA
$26,250 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Gordon College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy Schools in the New England Region list. Gordon College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Wenham.

Gordon College undergraduate students pay an average of $26,250 in tuition and fees each year.

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$36,964 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMass Amherst are $36,964 per year.

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#4

College of the Holy Cross

Worcester, MA

The excellent programs at College of the Holy Cross helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best philosophy schools in the New England Region . Holy Cross is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Holy Cross are $56,540 per year. After completing their degree, philosophy graduates from Holy Cross carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

Holy Cross excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Philosophy Schools in the New England Region list.

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#5

Boston University

Boston, MA

Out of the 6 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Boston U undergraduate students pay an average of $59,816 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, philosophy graduates from Boston U carry an average student debtload of $25,996.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Boston U also is in the top 15% of our Best Philosophy Schools in the New England Region ranking.

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$35,139 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Massachusetts - Boston came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Philosophy Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public college with a large student population.

UMass Boston undergraduate students pay an average of $35,139 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that philosophy majors at UMass Boston take out is $21,318.

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Best Philosophy Colleges by State

Explore the best philosophy colleges 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 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).

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