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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

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 Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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 Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in philosophy. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great philosophy programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the philosophy program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree philosophy students with aid.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s philosophy degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree philosophy students with aid list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#5 in overall quality

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 Getting Aid list. Texas State University is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.

Texas State also made our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State are $17,040.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Texas Tech is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 9 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also took the #6 spot 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.

Full Texas Tech University Philosophy Report

#4

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. UH is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 4 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. University of North Texas is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 3 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNT, the school also landed the #7 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 UNT are $15,618.

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#6

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

University of Arizona landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 5 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. 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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#3 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s philosophy students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#9 in overall quality

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 Getting Aid ranking. Albuquerque, New Mexico 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.

UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. 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 came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Baylor University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 2 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor also made our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor 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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