2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region
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In 2019-2020, 9,456 people earned their degree in philosophy, making the major the 82nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,610 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 66 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region.
Top 11 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy in the Southeast Region
Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the #1 spot on the list. 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 also made our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Memphis are $14,202, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.
USF Tampa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #3 spot on the list. UGA is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 3 doctorate’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.
UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.
UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Charlottesville, Virginia, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Virginia also took the #4 spot in our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia are $32,394, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Florida State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida State is a large public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 3 doctorate’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.
Florida State also took the #8 spot in our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State are $26,707, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Arkansas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. UARK is a large public school situated in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It awarded 1 doctorate’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree philosophy students list, UARK has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas are $22,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #7, Emory University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.
Emory not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emory University are $44,676, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Vanderbilt University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 6 doctorate’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.
Vanderbilt also took the #2 spot in our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt are $50,624, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Duke University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Durham, North Carolina, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree philosophy students list, Duke has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Duke are $59,140.
Tulane University of Louisiana ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Tulane University of Louisiana is a fairly large school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 4 doctorate’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree philosophy students list, Tulane has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane University of Louisiana are $61,176, 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%.
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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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