2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy in the Southeast Region
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In 2019-2020, 10,015 people earned their degree in philosophy, making the major the 81st most popular in the United States. 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 Southeast region, there were 1,669 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,425 and $21,444 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 79 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 looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in philosophy. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great philosophy programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the philosophy program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree philosophy students.
Top 11 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s philosophy degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.
UofM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofM 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. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 10 doctorate’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.
USF Tampa also took the #9 spot 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 University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. University of Georgia is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 3 doctorate’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.
UGA also took the #7 spot 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 University of Georgia are $27,476.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Chapel Hill, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s philosophy degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
UNC Chapel Hill also took the #5 spot 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 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. University of Virginia - Main Campus is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.
University of Virginia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia are $32,394.
Florida State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Florida State University 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 University are $26,707, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Emory University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s philosophy degrees to 6 students 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.
University of Arkansas landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and 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 some majors have different tuition rates.
Vanderbilt University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s philosophy students in 2019-2020.
Vanderbilt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt are $50,624.
Duke University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Durham, North Carolina. It awarded 4 doctorate’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.
Duke also made our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Duke University are $59,140.
Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s philosophy students in 2019-2020.
Tulane also made our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane University of Louisiana are $61,176.
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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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