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2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

10 Ranked Colleges
58 Degrees Awarded
$30,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Philosophy is the 81st most popular major in the country with 10,015 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, philosophy graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,067 and had an average of $22,199 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 2,199 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,065 and $18,613 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 58 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in philosophy. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality philosophy programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the philosophy program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree philosophy students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. UW Seattle is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Philosophy Report

#2

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UCLA is a large public school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 4 doctorate’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA also made our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131.

Full University of California - Los Angeles Philosophy Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Irvine. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of California - Irvine is a public institution located in Irvine, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree philosophy students whose families make $30-$48k list, UC Irvine has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Berkeley, California, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s philosophy students in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Berkeley are $29,347, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of California - Berkeley Philosophy Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Davis, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s philosophy degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

UC Davis also made our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of California - Davis Philosophy Report

#9 in overall quality

University of California - Riverside ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UCR is a large school located in Riverside, California that handed out 4 doctorate’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree philosophy students whose families make $30-$48k list, UCR has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCR are $28,686, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UCR Philosophy Report

#7

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#7 in overall quality

University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. University of California - Santa Barbara is a large school located in Santa Barbara, California that handed out 2 doctorate’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Santa Barbara are $28,670.

Full University of California - Santa Barbara Philosophy Report

#8

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

University of Southern California came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of Southern California is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 3 doctorate’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715.

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#9

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California
#10 in overall quality

University of California - Santa Cruz came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of California - Santa Cruz is a fairly large public school situated in Santa Cruz, California. It awarded 5 doctorate’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Santa Cruz, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Santa Cruz are $28,952, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#10

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon
#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, University of Oregon did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Oregon is a large public school situated in Eugene, Oregon. It awarded 1 doctorate’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree philosophy students whose families make $30-$48k list, UO has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UO are $29,991, 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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