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2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
24 Degrees Awarded
$25,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 Southwest region, there were 716 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,320 and $19,961 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 24 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree philosophy students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. UT Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886.

Full UT Austin Philosophy Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of North Texas is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 5 doctorate’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT also took the #5 spot in our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Texas are $15,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of North Texas Philosophy Report

#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 4 doctorate’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also made our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Philosophy at University of Arizona

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree philosophy students with aid list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas A&M College Station Philosophy Report

#5

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Philosophy at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

#6

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Baylor University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s philosophy students in 2019-2020.

Baylor also took the #2 spot in our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936.

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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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