As an 海角直播 Denver Online student, you receive all benefits of in-person students, including 24/7 tutoring and mental health support, plus dedicated Success Coaches for your online journey.
Declare a fully online Philosophy major and you can get up to $1000 per semester in scholarships that are not need based.
Critical thinking, clear writing, and ethical judgment rank at the top of employer needs surveys.
The online Philosophy B.A. at 海角直播 Denver is structured around six areas: logic, history of philosophy, knowledge and reality, value, diverse perspectives, and historical figures and movements. You’ll work through ancient Greek and Roman thought, classical Chinese philosophy, medieval and early modern traditions, and contemporary questions about AI ethics, environmental ethics, and how we form beliefs in a digital age.
The department also runs the Denver Project for Humanistic Inquiry, which brings students into conversations with scholars and cultural institutions across the city.
You’re learning from philosophers who publish in the journals that shape their fields. Department Chair Caleb Cohoe writes on ancient and medieval philosophy and has presented at Oxford and Notre Dame. Brian Hutchinson authored a Cambridge University Press book on G.E. Moore. Liz Goodnick publishes on Hume, philosophy of religion, and early modern women philosophers. Adam Graves founded the Denver Project for Humanistic Inquiry. James Reid holds a National Endowment for the Humanities grant for his Heidegger translation work.
Majors here often follow professors across multiple courses, which is unusual at this price point.
Philosophy does not point you at one job. It builds the way you think, and that turns out to be the part employers consistently say they cannot train.
Employers can train technical skills on the job. What they consistently say they cannot find is people who write clearly, analyze rigorously, and exercise sound judgment, which is exactly what three of the most-cited workforce reports now confirm. The found that nearly 90% of employers want evidence a candidate can solve problems, the single most sought attribute. The World Economic Forum’s names analytical thinking the top core skill employers need today. And a 2025 study in the , covering more than 600,000 students, found philosophy majors outscore every other major on verbal and logical reasoning even after accounting for where students started.
Roles philosophy graduates move into include:
Philosophy is also one of the strongest foundations for law school, medical school, and graduate work in fields from public policy to cognitive science, and philosophy majors consistently rank at or near the top on the LSAT, GRE Verbal, GMAT, and MCAT.
Low in-state tuition, reduced tuition for many western states, a scholarship built only for online majors, and the freedom to take as many or as few classes as you want. 海角直播 Denver is built to be the affordable online choice, whatever your pace.
With the Colorado Opportunity Fund (COF) applied
$326.25 / credit
2026–27 rate, COF applied
What a term costs, tuition & fees included
COF reduces per-credit cost for eligible Colorado residents. Most Colorado students qualify.
Reduced nonresident tuition for eligible western states
$663.40 / credit
2026–27 WUE/RIT rate
What a term costs, tuition & fees included
Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) and Roadrunner Interstate Tuition (RIT) lower nonresident cost for students in participating states.
Planning the whole degree? Most online bachelor’s programs are 120 credits. Transfer credits count toward that, so you may have less to pay for than you think.
Scholarship for fully online majors. Declare a fully online major and you may qualify for up to $1,000 each fall and spring. No separate application required.
Learn about the online scholarship and other financial aid options
Veterans & military: 海角直播 Denver is approved for VA education benefits. Veteran & military student services.
For exact, current figures, see the Undergraduate Tuition & Fees schedule.
Figures shown are 2026–27 rates and are for planning only. All rates are subject to change.
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Yes, you can earn your Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy completely online from anywhere. You鈥檒l follow the same curriculum and learn from the same published, expert faculty who teach on campus. And when you declare your philosophy major fully online, you may automatically qualify for up to $1,000 per semester in dedicated online鈥憇tudent scholarships with no extra application required.
Your timeline depends on your course load and how many credits you transfer in. A full鈥憈ime student starting fresh usually finishes in about four years, while part鈥憈ime students can pace things out to protect their work鈥憀ife balance. And your dedicated online success coach will help you map out a clear graduation plan that moves at the pace that feels right for you.
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Because these major builds high鈥憀evel skills employers can鈥檛 easily train on the job, your career options stay wide open. Graduates thrive in roles like public policy analyst, paralegal, compliance specialist, human resources administrator, or non鈥憄rofit manager. It鈥檚 also one of the strongest foundations for law school, medical school, or graduate study, with philosophy majors consistently outperforming most fields on exams like the LSAT, GMAT, and GRE.
This program doesn鈥檛 tell you what to think; it teaches you how to think by sharpening your logic, values, and ability to see through diverse perspectives. You鈥檒l explore everything from ancient Greek and Roman ideas to classical Chinese philosophy and modern topics like AI ethics, environmental ethics, and belief formation in a digital world. By the time you graduate, you鈥檒l know how to build airtight arguments, break down complex texts, write with total clarity, and make strong, ethical decisions under pressure.
