Is Philosophy Worth It?
National view of Philosophy across 122 schools. Average ROI Score: 54/100.
Avg Debt
$27K
Avg Year 1 Earnings
$52K
Avg Year 5 Earnings
$70K
Best School
Tulane University of Louisiana
Debt vs Earnings by School
Philosophy by School
| School | State | Median Debt | Year 1 Earnings | Year 5 Earnings | ROI Grade | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulane University of Louisiana | LA | $11K | $52K | $70K | B | BUY |
| Holy Apostles College and Seminary | CT | $18K | $52K | $70K | C | BUY |
| Scripps College | CA | $18K | $52K | $70K | C | BUY |
| Boston College | MA | $20K | $52K | $70K | C | BUY |
| Hamilton College | NY | $19K | $52K | $70K | C | BUY |
| Mount Angel Seminary | OR | $20K | $52K | $70K | C | BUY |
| Pitzer College | CA | $19K | $52K | $70K | C | BUY |
| Claremont McKenna College | CA | $20K | $52K | $70K | C | BUY |
| Bates College | ME | $22K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Colgate University | NY | $22K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Fresno Pacific University | CA | $22K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Haverford College | PA | $22K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Hobart William Smith Colleges | NY | $22K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Mount Holyoke College | MA | $22K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Amherst College | MA | $24K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| College of the Holy Cross | MA | $23K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Grinnell College | IA | $24K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Kenyon College | OH | $24K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| University of Notre Dame | IN | $24K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| University of Washington-Bothell Campus | WA | $24K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Bryn Mawr College | PA | $25K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Colorado College | CO | $25K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Conception Seminary College | MO | $25K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice | NY | $25K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Dartmouth College | NH | $25K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Davidson College | NC | $25K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| DePauw University | IN | $24K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Divine Word College | IA | $25K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Hampden-Sydney College | VA | $25K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Hillsdale College | MI | $25K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Lawrence University | WI | $25K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Macalester College | MN | $25K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Occidental College | CA | $25K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Rhodes College | TN | $25K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary | NC | $25K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| St. John Vianney College Seminary | FL | $25K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Swarthmore College | PA | $25K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| United States Air Force Academy | CO | $25K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| University of Dallas | TX | $25K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Wake Forest University | NC | $25K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Warren Wilson College | NC | $25K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Washington and Lee University | VA | $25K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Whitman College | WA | $25K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Williams College | MA | $25K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Ave Maria University | FL | $26K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Beloit College | WI | $26K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Centenary College of Louisiana | LA | $26K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Christopher Newport University | VA | $26K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Connecticut College | CT | $26K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Covenant College | GA | $26K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Dickinson College | PA | $26K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Harvey Mudd College | CA | $26K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Hendrix College | AR | $26K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Kalamazoo College | MI | $26K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| St Lawrence University | NY | $26K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| St. Thomas University | FL | $26K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| The College of Wooster | OH | $26K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| The University of the South | TN | $26K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| University of Chicago | IL | $26K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| University of Southern California | CA | $26K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Wabash College | IN | $27K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Wofford College | SC | $26K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Agnes Scott College | GA | $28K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Belmont Abbey College | NC | $27K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Calvin University | MI | $27K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Converse University | SC | $28K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Drew University | NJ | $27K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Emory University | GA | $27K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Franklin College | IN | $27K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Furman University | SC | $27K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Gettysburg College | PA | $27K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Knox College | IL | $27K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Lewis & Clark College | OR | $27K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Loras College | IA | $27K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| North Park University | IL | $27K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Seton Hall University | NJ | $27K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| The Catholic University of America | DC | $27K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| University of Illinois Springfield | IL | $27K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| University of Scranton | PA | $28K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| University of St Thomas | MN | $27K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Westmont College | CA | $27K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Wheaton College | IL | $27K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts) | MA | $27K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Bentley University | MA | $29K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Clarke University | IA | $28K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Morehouse College | GA | $28K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Oglethorpe University | GA | $28K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Pacific University | OR | $28K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Rollins College | FL | $29K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook | PA | $28K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Saint Elizabeth University | NJ | $28K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Saint Vincent College | PA | $28K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Spelman College | GA | $29K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Spring Hill College | AL | $28K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Trinity Christian College | IL | $28K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Eastern University | PA | $29K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Lake Forest College | IL | $29K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Oklahoma City University | OK | $29K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Rockhurst University | MO | $29K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Franciscan University of Steubenville | OH | $31K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Marian University | IN | $31K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Newman University | KS | $31K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Rosemont College | PA | $30K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| The College of Saint Scholastica | MN | $31K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| University of Detroit Mercy | MI | $30K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| University of Mary | ND | $30K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| University of St Thomas | TX | $30K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Sacred Heart Major Seminary | MI | $31K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| University of Baltimore | MD | $32K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| University of Pennsylvania | PA | $31K | $52K | $70K | C | CAUTION |
| Harvard University | MA | $33K | $52K | $70K | D | CAUTION |
| Mount Mary University | WI | $33K | $52K | $70K | D | CAUTION |
| Benedictine College | KS | $35K | $52K | $70K | D | CAUTION |
| Misericordia University | PA | $35K | $52K | $70K | D | CAUTION |
| Randolph College | VA | $35K | $52K | $70K | D | CAUTION |
| Southern Virginia University | VA | $34K | $52K | $70K | D | CAUTION |
| Bethel University | IN | $37K | $52K | $70K | D | CAUTION |
| Notre Dame of Maryland University | MD | $38K | $52K | $70K | D | CAUTION |
| Sweet Briar College | VA | $38K | $52K | $70K | D | CAUTION |
| Columbia University in the City of New York | NY | $40K | $52K | $70K | D | CAUTION |
| D'Youville University | NY | $40K | $52K | $70K | D | CAUTION |
| Pontifical College Josephinum | OH | $48K | $52K | $70K | D | AVOID |