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2022 Best Vallue Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

6 Ranked Colleges
24 Degrees Awarded
$25,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree philosophy students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 4 doctorate’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree philosophy students whose families make more than $110k list, UT Austin has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Arizona Philosophy Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. UNT is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree philosophy students whose families make more than $110k list, UNT has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNT Philosophy Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #4 spot on the list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s philosophy degrees to 3 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743.

Full Texas A&M College Station Philosophy Report

#5

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Baylor University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Baylor is located in Waco, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree philosophy students whose families make more than $110k list, Baylor has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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