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2023 Best Value Philosophy Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$23,654 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$96,764 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Philosophy Doctor's Degree School for You

Philosophy is the #129 most popular major in the country with 1,220 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Philosophy Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Southwest Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for philosophy students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Philosophy Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Philosophy

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 Southwest Region . Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.

UT Austin did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 a year.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #5 spot in our Best Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ASU - Tempe are $24,432 a year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of North Texas helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value philosophy schools in the Southwest Region . UNT is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

UNT graduate students pay an average of $15,600 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Out of the 6 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 5 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Arizona are $33,644 per year.

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNM are $20,487 a year.

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Best Philosophy Colleges by State

Explore the best philosophy colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 87
Arizona 15
Oklahoma 15
New Mexico 1

Philosophy is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Religious Studies 1,769
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies 106
General Philosophy & Religious Studies 41

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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