2026 Best Value Other Philosophy Schools in Pennsylvania
[Other Philosophy](/majors/philosophy-and-religious-studies/philosophy/philosophy-other/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong other philosophy education at a price that pays off.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 4 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for other philosophy students.
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2026 Best Value Other Philosophy Schools in Pennsylvania
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in other philosophy, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Other Philosophy Schools
Our analysis ranked University Of Pennsylvania the best value for a degree in other philosophy in Pennsylvania. Set in the city of Philadelphia, University Of Pennsylvania is a very large private not-for-profit institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $68,686. Other Philosophy graduates carry a median of $18,500 in student loans. Early-career other philosophy graduates make about $73,053. Set against $18,500 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. University Of Pennsylvania admits about 5% of applicants.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Carnegie Mellon University earned it the #2 place for other philosophy. Carnegie Mellon University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh. Students from in state pay about $65,636 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for other philosophy graduates is $23,529. Soon after graduation, other philosophy degree recipients from Carnegie Mellon University generally make around $89,327. That is a strong return on a $23,529 median debt. Roughly 12% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 4 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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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