by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Philosophy is the 86th most popular major in the country with 9,487 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 425 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major” ranking, we looked at 115 colleges that offer a degree in philosophy. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their philosophy program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree philosophy students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Diego City College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major. San Diego City College is located in San Diego, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 115 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Glendale Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Glendale, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s philosophy degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Diego Mesa College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major. San Diego Mesa College is a public institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cape Cod Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major list. Cape Cod Community College is a public institution located in West Barnstable, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Las Positas College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major. Las Positas College is a medium-sized school located in Livermore, California that handed out 5 associates’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, North Idaho College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major list. This small school is located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and it awarded 6 associates’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
Crafton Hills College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major ranking. Located in Yucaipa, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s philosophy students in 2020-2021.
Mt. San Antonio College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major ranking. Mt. San Antonio College is a public institution located in Walnut, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Santa Barbara City College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major ranking. SBCC is a fairly large public school situated in Santa Barbara, California. It awarded 15 associates’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
Cabrillo College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Aptos, California, and it awarded 7 associates’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
Foothill College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major ranking, coming in at #11. Foothill College is a public institution located in Los Altos Hills, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
College of the Siskiyous did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major ranking, coming in at #12. College of the Siskiyous is a public institution located in Weed, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
College of Western Idaho landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major ranking. Nampa, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s philosophy degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
College of the Desert came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major ranking. College of the Desert is a fairly large public school situated in Palm Desert, California. It awarded 5 associates’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
Los Angeles Valley College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major list. This fairly large school is located in Valley Glen, California, and it awarded 9 associates’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
College of San Mateo came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in San Mateo, California, and it awarded 3 associates’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
Diablo Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Pleasant Hill, California, this fairly large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified associates’s philosophy students in 2020-2021.
Franciscan University of Steubenville ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major list. Franciscan U is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Steubenville, Ohio. It awarded 2 associates’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
College of Marin did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major ranking, coming in at #19. College of Marin is a small public school situated in Kentfield, California. It awarded 1 associates’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #20, Moorpark College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major list. Moorpark College is a fairly large public school situated in Moorpark, California. It awarded 12 associates’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, LaGuardia Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major list. LaGuardia is a fairly large school located in Long Island City, New York that handed out 7 associates’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
Santiago Canyon College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major ranking, coming in at #22. Orange, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s philosophy degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Modesto Junior College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major ranking. MJC is located in Modesto, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.
Orange Coast College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major ranking. Costa Mesa, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s philosophy degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Clovis Community College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major ranking. Clovis Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Fresno, California. It awarded 4 associates’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
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