2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy (Income $75-$110k) in District of Columbia

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 District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 9,456 people earned their degree in philosophy, making the major the 82nd most popular in the United States.

Across District of Columbia, there were 129 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,324 and $136,457 respectively.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy (Income $75-$110k) in District of Columbia

#1

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$50,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Catholic University of America. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified doctorate’s philosophy students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CUA, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CUA are $50,340, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy (Income $75-$110k)

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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