2024 Best Education Philosophy Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

a doctor's degree in education philosophy is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #111 out of 306 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for education philosophy students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 4 doctor's degrees in education philosophy during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on education philosophy students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other education philosophy students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for education philosophy to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized education philosophy related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for education philosophy students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Education Philosophy Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Education Philosophy Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Education Philosophy in the Southeast Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in education philosophy.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Doctorate in Education Philosophy

1

Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL

It is difficult to beat Florida State University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in education philosophy. Florida State is a very large public university located in the city of Tallahassee.More information about a doctorate in education philosophy from Florida State University

2

University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR

3 Annual Graduates

University of Arkansas is a good decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in education philosophy. UARK is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Fayetteville.More information about a doctorate in education philosophy from University of Arkansas

Best Education Philosophy Colleges by State

Explore the best education philosophy colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	138	0
South Carolina	91	1
Arkansas	58	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Education Philosophy

Education Philosophy is one of 14 different types of Education programs to choose from.

Education Philosophy Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Social & Philosophical Foundations of Education	4

Majors Similar to Education Philosophy

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Educational Administration	2,009
Curriculum & Instruction	623
General Education	512
Other Education	213
Teacher Education Subject Specific	140
Student Counseling	134
Educational Assessment	86
Teacher Education Grade Specific	83
Special Education	41
Instructional Media Design	20

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Nick Youngson. More about our data sources and methodologies.