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No. 1 Ranking for UA
Philosophy Program
he University of Arizona political philosophy program is
Tranked No. 1 in the 2018 Philosophical Gourmet Report.
The UA also was ranked in eight other areas of study in
the report, which covers hundreds of doctorate-granting
philosophy programs in the English-speaking world. Six
areas covered in the UA Department of Philosophy placed
in the top 10 in this year’s rankings, and the department’s
overall ranking of No. 16 continues its decade-long streak of
top-20 placements.
Chris Richards photo “To be ranked among, and in some cases above, many of
the most prestigious universities in the world is a testament
to the strength of our Department of Philosophy,” says UA
President Robert C. Robbins. “The fact that our philosophy
Forbes Recognizes UA as a faculty have been recognized by their peers not just this
‘Best Value’ College year, but for several years, is an outstanding example of the
University of Arizona’s excellence across campus and the
many avenues for students to learn from the world’s best.”
he University of Arizona placed No. 108 out of 300 “It is thrilling to see the University of Arizona persisting
Tcolleges and universities in Forbes’ third annual since 2011 as the No. 1-ranking program in the world for
“America’s Best Value Colleges” ranking. political philosophy,” says David Schmidtz, professor of
“I am thrilled by these recent Forbes rankings. philosophy, director of the UA Center for the Philosophy
They are an outstanding recognition of the University of Freedom and head of the newly formed Department of
of Arizona’s commitment to providing a world-class Political Economy and Moral Science. “It’s also gratifying to
education and delivering a maximum return on see the trajectory in fields that Arizona treats as especially
our students’ investment into their future,” says UA closely related, such as applied ethics and philosophy of
President Robert C. Robbins. “It is our goal to provide social science.”
the best possible education at the lowest possible cost Established in 2001, the Philosophical Gourmet Report
to our students, and I’m glad to see this reflection of our ranks graduate programs primarily on the basis of faculty
efforts.” quality. It reflects the sentiments of faculty peers about the
The UA was ranked at No. 59 among public quality and reputation of doctoral programs as a whole and
institutions and No. 69 among major research in specialty areas.
institutions.
Forbes compiles its value rankings based on
alumni earnings, net price, net debt, school quality,
timely graduation and Pell Grant recipients. It uses
the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard
and PayScale for its earnings data and its own 2017
Top Colleges list for school quality. State schools are
evaluated by in-state tuition.
Forbes ranks the UA at No. 83 in “America’s Best
Employers” and No. 231 in its annual “Top Colleges” list
(No. 46 in the South, No. 66 among public universities
and No. 112 in research institutions).
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Chris Richards photo
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