2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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” 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” ranking analyzed 5 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.
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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree philosophy students.
Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy in the Southwest Region
Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s philosophy students in 2019-2020.
UNT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #2 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 4 doctorate’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Austin also made our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s philosophy students in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s philosophy degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
UNM also took the #6 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 UNM are $19,890.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s philosophy students in 2019-2020.
University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Baylor University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. Baylor University is a fairly large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 2 doctorate’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree philosophy students list, Baylor has also earned the #2 rank 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%.
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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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