2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k
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In 2019-2020, 9,456 people earned their degree in philosophy, making the major the 82nd most popular in the United States.
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.
For this year’s “Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in philosophy. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent philosophy programs, but they also cost less that 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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Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.
Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region
Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the 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.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Texas State is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 5 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s philosophy students 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 University of North Texas are $15,618, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 9 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #6 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 Texas Tech University are $17,530.
University of Houston ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Houston is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 4 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.
UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 2 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M College Station also took the #3 spot in our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 2 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.
UNM also made our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890.
Baylor University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Baylor University is a fairly large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 2 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Baylor, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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%.
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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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