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2022 Best Philosophy Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2 Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
7 Doctor's Degrees
a doctor's degree in philosophy is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #58 out of 295 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 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for philosophy students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 7 doctor's degrees in philosophy during the 2019-2020 academic year.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

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

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

  • Major Focus - How much a school focuses on philosophy students vs. other majors.
  • Major Demand - The number of philosophy students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
  • Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
  • Student Debt - How much debt philosophy students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
  • Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized philosophy related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Philosophy Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Philosophy in the Rocky Mountains Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in philosophy.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Doctorate in Philosophy

5 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in philosophy needs to look into University of Colorado Boulder. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.More information about a doctorate in philosophy from University of Colorado Boulder

#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT
2 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in philosophy needs to look into University of Utah. U of U is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.More information about a doctorate in philosophy from University of Utah

Best Philosophy Colleges by State

Explore the best philosophy schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Colorado 115 3
Utah 91 1

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Philosophy is one of 3 different types of Philosophy & Religious Studies programs to choose from.

Philosophy Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Philosophy 7

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Philosophy & Religious Studies 7
Religious Studies 5

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.

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