2020 Most Affordable Online Master's in Philosophy Degrees
This list highlights 5 schools, all of which offer affordable online master's in philosophy programs. Holy Apostles, ranked #1, offers an online Master of Arts in Philosophy with concentrations in Ethics and History of Philosophy. Tuition for this program is for only $6,480 per year. Ranked #2, Auburn University at Montgomery offers a Master of Liberal Arts - Philosophy at a tuition rate of $6,750 annually.
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| Rank | School | Annual Tuition |
|---|---|---|
| Holy Apostles | $6,480 | |
| Auburn University at Montgomery | $6,750 | |
| John F. Kennedy University | $20,300 | |
| California Institute of Integral Studies | $21,708 | |
| Rutgers University-Camden | $29,232 |
- Annual Tuition: $6,480
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NECHE
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 380
- Example Classes: Ancient and Medieval Philosophy; Logic and Epistemology; Philosophical Anthropology; Philosophy of Nature and Metaphysics; The True, the False, the Lie and the Fake
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Arts in Philosophy
- Master of Arts in Philosophy - Christian Wisdom
- Master of Arts in Philosophy - Ethics
- Master of Arts in Philosophy - General Studies
- Master of Arts in Philosophy - History of Philosophy
- Master of Arts in Philosophy - Systematic Philosophy
- Annual Tuition: $6,750
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 579
- Example Classes: C.S. Lewis and Philosophy; God & Morality; Inklings: Literary Friendship, Fantasy and Philosophy; Issues in Bioethics; Moral Theory; Philosophical Theology
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Liberal Arts - Philosophy
- Annual Tuition: $20,300
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: WSCUC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 765
- Example Classes: Archetypal Mythology; Cosmology & Consciousness; Human Development and Evolution of Consciousness; Paradigms of Consciousness; Professional Identity: Life Purpose; Transpersonal Psychology
Online Master's Degrees
- MA in Consciousness and Transformative Studies
- MA in Consciousness and Transformative Studies - Consciousness and Healing
- MA in Consciousness and Transformative Studies - Culture and Community
- MA in Consciousness and Transformative Studies - Dream Studies
- MA in Consciousness and Transformative Studies - Philosophy and Religion
- Annual Tuition: $21,708
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: WSCUC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,391
- Example Classes: Love, Death, and Annihilation; Mind and Nature in German Idealism; Philosophy and Ecology: Toward a Green Metaphysics, Phenomenology, and Epistemology; Spirit and Nature; Toward an Integral Ecological Consciousness
Online Master's Degrees
- MA in Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness
- MA in Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness - Integral Ecology
- Annual Tuition: $29,232
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: MSCHE
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,395
- Example Classes: Contemporary Moral Issues; Evil; Gender, Sexuality, and Religion; Gods and Monsters: Understanding Power; Philosophy of Social Identities; Psychology of Religious Beliefs, Values, and Symbols
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Arts in Liberal Studies - Philosophy and Religion