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2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
50 Degrees Awarded
$25,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Philosophy & Religious Studies is the 29th most popular major in the country with 20,201 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, philosophy and religious studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $30,177 and had an average of $24,197 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,139 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,917 and $21,742 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 50 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in philosophy and religious studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality philosophy and religious studies programs that also have a lower cost than 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 and religious studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies in the Southwest Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s philosophy and religious studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The University of Texas at Austin Philosophy & Religious Studies Report

#6 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 & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. University of North Texas is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 5 doctorate’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT also made our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. 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 UNT Philosophy & Religious Studies Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 3 doctorate’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #4 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Philosophy & Religious Studies at Texas A&M University - College Station

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies 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 ASU - Tempe are $27,048.

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#5

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. UNM is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 1 doctorate’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Philosophy & Religious Studies Report

#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies 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 University of Arizona are $33,399.

Read more about Philosophy & Religious Studies at University of Arizona

#6

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Baylor University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking. Baylor University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 9 doctorate’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree philosophy & religious studies students list, Baylor has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor University are $36,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Baylor Philosophy & Religious Studies Report

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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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