2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Philosophy is the 82nd most popular major in the country with 9,456 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 553 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 19 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality philosophy programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree philosophy students.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s philosophy students in 2019-2020.

Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613.

Read full report on Philosophy at University of Iowa

#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s philosophy students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree philosophy students list, KU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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