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Considering a degree in Philosophy ?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Philosophy majors who live in Massachusetts.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Philosophy degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of Massachusetts.
Note: Net price is the actual cost of college paid after factoring in financial aid.The net prices displayed in these rankings are College Raptor's estimates.
“Typical” middle class family values used in the Net Price estimates on this page are:
| Rank | Institution | Typical Net Price | Sticker Price | % Savings | Undergraduates | Est. Median SAT | Acceptance Rate | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johns Hopkins University | 2700 | 92000 | 0.9704 | 6,356 | 1543 | 0.0644 | |
| 2 | Harvard University | 5900 | 95100 | 0.9376 | 8,844 | 1535 | 0.0365 | |
| 3 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 8300 | 97100 | 0.915 | 9,164 | 1535 | 0.0399 | |
| 4 | University of Pennsylvania | 9200 | 92900 | 0.9009 | 11,478 | 1536 | 0.054 | |
| 5 | Valdosta State University | 10500 | 24800 | 0.5775 | 7,166 | 1015 | 0.7229 | |
| 6 | University of Notre Dame | 10600 | 86200 | 0.8775 | 8,880 | 1500 | 0.1127 | |
| 7 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 11300 | 29100 | 0.6122 | 40,684 | 1331 | 0.3915 | |
| 8 | Truman State University | 11500 | 30400 | 0.6227 | 3,265 | 1302 | 0.8377 | |
| 9 | University of Chicago | 12100 | 95500 | 0.873 | 7,598 | 1535 | 0.0448 | |
| 10 | William Jewell College | 13300 | 39800 | 0.6653 | 924 | 1085 | 0.3836 | |
| 11 | Wesleyan College | 13900 | 43800 | 0.6825 | 496 | 1065 | 0.591 | |
| 12 | Stanford University | 14800 | 71700 | 0.794 | 7,904 | 1535 | 0.0361 | |
| 13 | Case Western Reserve University | 15100 | 91300 | 0.835 | 6,528 | 1475 | 0.3654 | |
| 14 | University of North Carolina at Pembroke | 16000 | 23800 | 0.3275 | 5,437 | 1060 | 0.9326 | |
| 15 | Eureka College | 16800 | 45900 | 0.634 | 527 | 1020 | 0.8499 | |
| 15 | Maharishi International University | 16800 | 32800 | 0.4878 | 922 | 1089 | 0.957 | |
| 17 | Central Washington University | 18200 | 22700 | 0.198 | 10,317 | 1045 | 0.9062 | |
| 18 | Quincy University | 18900 | 57800 | 0.6728 | 1,072 | 1115 | 0.5093 | |
| 19 | Olivet Nazarene University | 19500 | 62200 | 0.6874 | 2,711 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 20 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | 20800 | 70000 | 0.7027 | 1,463 | 1200 | 0.7982 | |
| 21 | Rocky Mountain College | 21400 | 52000 | 0.5882 | 851 | 1075 | 0.6961 | |
| 22 | Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | 21600 | 52700 | 0.5905 | 1,041 | 1040 | 0.5687 | |
| 23 | Sterling College | 22000 | 53900 | 0.592 | 670 | 1070 | 0.4817 | |
| 24 | Nelson University | 22200 | 55500 | 0.6 | 1,479 | 990 | 0.8902 | |
| 25 | New York University | 22400 | 91800 | 0.7556 | 29,060 | 1520 | 0.0923 | |
| 25 | Spurgeon College | 22400 | 25700 | 0.1277 | 1,126 | 1115 | 0.964 | |
| 27 | University of Massachusetts-Boston | 23500 | 43300 | 0.4578 | 12,138 | 1189 | 0.8378 | |
| 28 | Stockton University | 23900 | 32100 | 0.2553 | 7,565 | 1135 | 0.8894 | |
| 29 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 24400 | 40500 | 0.3976 | 25,900 | 1375 | 0.5808 | |
| 30 | Drury University | 25200 | 52900 | 0.5235 | 1,391 | 1228 | 0.5758 | |
| 30 | Roberts Wesleyan University | 25200 | 60200 | 0.5816 | 1,393 | 1142 | 0.7063 | |
| 32 | Flagler College | 26400 | 61200 | 0.5685 | 2,409 | 1090 | 0.8076 | |
| 33 | Wingate University | 26700 | 65000 | 0.5891 | 2,673 | 1100 | 0.9113 | |
| 34 | Augustana University | 28200 | 61200 | 0.5391 | 2,003 | 1189 | 0.6775 | |
| 35 | University of Mary Washington | 29400 | 32400 | 0.0925 | 3,660 | 1283 | 0.7978 | |
| 36 | Southwestern College | 29900 | 64400 | 0.5357 | 938 | 1025 | 0.7555 | |
| 37 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | 30500 | 38500 | 0.2078 | 7,890 | 1110 | 0.2056 | |
| 38 | San Francisco State University | 30700 | 47700 | 0.3565 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 39 | Friends University | 30800 | 53600 | 0.4265 | 1,548 | 1064 | 0.5522 | |
| 40 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 31200 | 48800 | 0.361 | 20,591 | 1435 | 0.1407 | |
| 41 | Columbia International University | 31500 | 44800 | 0.2965 | 965 | 1079 | 0.9447 | |
| 42 | Bridgewater College | 31900 | 40200 | 0.206 | 1,407 | 1174 | 0.9172 | |
| 43 | Samford University | 32500 | 64600 | 0.497 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 44 | Berry College | 32600 | 60900 | 0.465 | 2,254 | 1219 | 0.64 | |
| 45 | SUNY Old Westbury | 33600 | 40900 | 0.1785 | 4,260 | 1110 | 0.8363 | |
| 46 | Winthrop University | 33700 | 52500 | 0.3583 | 3,969 | 1130 | 0.7925 | |
| 47 | The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | 34500 | 34500 | 0 | 10,202 | 1140 | 0.8109 | |
| 48 | St. Thomas Aquinas College | 35300 | 64400 | 0.4522 | 1,889 | 985 | 0.9305 | |
| 49 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 35900 | 48500 | 0.2594 | 2,075 | 1090 | 0.8894 | |
| 50 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 36100 | 36100 | 0 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
| 51 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 36400 | 47500 | 0.2338 | 65,450 | 1203 | 0.8989 | |
| 52 | Saint Vincent College | 39300 | 64600 | 0.3915 | 1,284 | 1135 | 0.6173 | |
| 53 | Pace University | 40700 | 74800 | 0.4558 | 8,038 | 1260 | 0.7592 | |
| 54 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | 41200 | 57000 | 0.2773 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.782 | |
| 55 | Radford University | 43500 | 45700 | 0.0499 | 6,161 | 1070 | 0.8953 | |
| 56 | Union University | 43800 | 66000 | 0.3374 | 1,934 | 1242 | 0.6041 | |
| 56 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 43800 | 57100 | 0.2328 | 23,329 | 1239 | 0.766 | |
| 58 | The University of Montana | 44400 | 45000 | 0.0133 | 7,891 | 1225 | 0.9586 | |
| 59 | James Madison University | 45200 | 45200 | 0 | 20,973 | 1260 | 0.7152 | |
| 60 | University of Utah | 51400 | 53700 | 0.0425 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.