Philosophy

1,342 programs at U.S. colleges award 9,330 credentials a year in this field (CIP 38.01). Bachelor's graduates nationally earn a median of $54,455 four years after graduating.

Highest-paying Bachelor's degree programs

CollegeEarnings (1 yr)Median debtGraduates
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
$73,053$19,000180
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY
$52,668$20,93775
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
$47,345$18,00077
Utah Valley University
Orem, UT
$43,699—20
CUNY Lehman College
Bronx, NY
$43,311$17,60014
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX
$42,334$20,50019
University of Washington-Bothell Campus
Bothell, WA
$42,072$13,50043
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA
$42,072$13,50081
Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA
$41,032$19,50047
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
$40,881$19,50047
Boston University
Boston, MA
$40,377$25,37562
New York University
New York, NY
$40,359$23,25075
Arizona State University Digital Immersion
Scottsdale, AZ
$40,286$24,18857
Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Tempe, AZ
$40,286$24,18841
Rutgers University-Newark
Newark, NJ
$40,113$21,6252
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ
$40,113$21,62539
Rutgers University-Camden
Camden, NJ
$40,113$21,6251
Ohio State University-Main Campus
Columbus, OH
$39,971$20,80034
Gettysburg College
Gettysburg, PA
$38,544$26,00013
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
$38,380$7,50077
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
$37,885$19,12533
University of North Texas
Denton, TX
$37,231$15,00021
University of Massachusetts-Boston
Boston, MA
$36,581—12
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
$36,355$13,34598
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver, CO
$36,307—9

Highest-paying Master's degree programs

CollegeEarnings (1 yr)Median debtGraduates
American University
Washington, DC
$58,030$42,37336

Highest-paying Doctoral degree programs

CollegeEarnings (1 yr)Median debtGraduates
Carolina University
Winston-Salem, NC
$123,153$56,7980