2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

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 District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 District of Columbia, there were 149 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,900 and $36,754 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.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality philosophy programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the philosophy program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy (Income $0-$30k) 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 be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k list. CUA is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees 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 Catholic University of America are $50,340, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Philosophy at Catholic University of America

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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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