2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy in the Rocky Mountains Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 the Rocky Mountains Region” 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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 356 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,140 and $97,138 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality philosophy programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the philosophy program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

#2 in overall quality

$24,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region. U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region doctor’s degree philosophy students list, U of U has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#1

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$32,980 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region. CU - Boulder is a public institution located in Boulder, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Boulder are $32,980, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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