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2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid

4 Ranked Colleges
17 Degrees Awarded
$25,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid

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 Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid” 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 Texas, there were 470 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,300 and $18,206 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in philosophy. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great philosophy programs and 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The philosophy school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy in Texas (With Aid)

#1 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 Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 4 doctorate’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UT Austin Philosophy Report

#3 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 #2 for the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT also took the #3 spot in our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” 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

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #2. 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.

Read full report on Philosophy at Texas A&M University - College Station

#4

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baylor University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s philosophy students in 2019-2020.

Baylor not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor University are $36,936.

Read more about Philosophy at Baylor University

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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