2023 Best Value Philosophy Doctor's Degree Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Philosophy Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 1,220 people earned a degree or certificate in philosophy, making the major the #129 most popular in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Philosophy Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 34 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for philosophy students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the philosophy doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Philosophy Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best value school for philosophy students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 per year.
UT Austin excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Boston College are $32,722 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Madison also did well on our Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
UPenn graduate students pay an average of $42,932 in tuition and fees each year.
UPenn also claimed a spot on our Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a great value for philosophy students working on their doctor’s degree. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,858 a year.
UNC Chapel Hill excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.
Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $24,106 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Texas A&M College Station is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ASU - Tempe are $24,432 a year.
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DePaul University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools list. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at DePaul are $18,341 per year.
With a ranking of #9, University of North Texas did quite well on this year’s best value schools for philosophy students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNT are $15,600 a year.
Duke University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Duke are $59,141 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Duke is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
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Philosophy Related Majors for Philosophy
One of 3 majors within the area of study, philosophy has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| Religious Studies | 1,769 |
| Other Philosophy & Religious Studies | 106 |
| General Philosophy & Religious Studies | 41 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 26 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
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