2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Philosophy, Politics, and Economics is the 342nd most popular major in the country with 97 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southwest region, there were 31 philosophy, politics, and economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 31 philosophy, politics, and economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in philosophy, politics, and economics. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their philosophy, politics, and economics program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Major in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Major in the Southwest Region”.

Top 2 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics in the Southwest Region

1

Criswell College
Dallas, Texas

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Criswell College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s philosophy, politics, and economics students in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Criswell College

2

University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

#19 overall quality in Southwest

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school handed out 29 degrees to qualified bachelors’s philosophy, politics, and economics students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at University of Arizona

• Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics

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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.