2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 Plains States region, there were 562 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $19,750 and $22,775 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 19 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in philosophy. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent philosophy programs, but they also cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree philosophy students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. University of Iowa is a large public school situated in Iowa City, Iowa. It awarded 3 doctorate’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613.

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#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s philosophy students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at KU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy (Income $48-$75k)

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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