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2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
48 Degrees Awarded
$21,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master's in Texas For Those Getting Aid

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

Across Texas, there were 469 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 48 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy in Texas (With Aid)

#1

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” 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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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#4 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 #2 for the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid. Texas Tech is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 9 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid. University of Houston is located in Houston, Texas 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 UH, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. UNT is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT also took the #5 spot in our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #5 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Baylor University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s philosophy students 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 Texas” ranking. 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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