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2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

9 Ranked Colleges
63 Degrees Awarded
$23,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Philosophy is the 82nd most popular major in the country with 9,456 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 714 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 63 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 9 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the philosophy program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree philosophy students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of North Texas is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 3 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Arizona State University - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Philosophy Report

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree philosophy students whose families make $30-$48k list, Texas Tech has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #4 spot on the list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s philosophy degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743.

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #5 spot on the list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s philosophy degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also made our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399.

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#6

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Texas State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s philosophy degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree philosophy students whose families make $30-$48k list, Texas State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040.

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#7

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#8 in overall quality

University of Houston landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of Houston is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 4 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689.

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#8

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#9 in overall quality

University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also made our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Baylor University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Waco, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s philosophy degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree philosophy students whose families make $30-$48k list, Baylor has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor University are $36,936.

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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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