2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

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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 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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in philosophy. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality philosophy programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree philosophy students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Iowa is a large public school situated in Iowa City, Iowa. It awarded 3 doctorate’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa also made our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Philosophy at Iowa

#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #2 spot on the list. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s philosophy degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

KU also made our “Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy (With Aid)

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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