2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy in Tennessee (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 9,456 people earned their degree in philosophy, making the major the 82nd most popular in the United States.

Across Tennessee, there were 136 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in philosophy. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great philosophy programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the philosophy program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee doctor’s degree philosophy students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy in Tennessee (With Aid)

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$50,624 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid list. Vanderbilt University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.

Vanderbilt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt are $50,624, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

#2 in overall quality

$14,202 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid. University of Memphis is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.

UofM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Memphis are $14,202, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Philosophy at UofM

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy (With Aid)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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