by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Philosophy is the 86th most popular major in the country with 9,487 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 2,183 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 374 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 83 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in philosophy. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in philosophy.
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The philosophy school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region 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 in the Far Western US Region. San Diego, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s philosophy degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Glendale Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region. Located in Glendale, California, this fairly large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified associates’s philosophy students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego Mesa College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in San Diego, California, this fairly large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified associates’s philosophy students 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 #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region. 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Crafton Hills College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region. CHC is a medium-sized school located in Yucaipa, California that handed out 6 associates’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
Mt. San Antonio College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region list. 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 landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. SBCC is a fairly large public school situated in Santa Barbara, California. It awarded 15 associates’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Philosophy at Santa Barbara City College
Cabrillo College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region list. 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 in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #9. Los Altos Hills, 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.
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 in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #10. 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.
With a ranking of #11, College of the Desert did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region list. 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 #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region list. This fairly large school is located in Valley Glen, California, and it awarded 9 associates’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Philosophy at Los Angeles Valley College
College of San Mateo landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. CSM is located in San Mateo, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.
Diablo Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #14. Diablo Valley is located in Pleasant Hill, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.
College of Marin came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. College of Marin is a small public school situated in Kentfield, California. It awarded 1 associates’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
Moorpark College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Moorpark College is a public institution located in Moorpark, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Santiago Canyon College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region list. This fairly large school is located in Orange, California, and it awarded 7 associates’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
Modesto Junior College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Modesto Junior College is a public institution located in Modesto, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #19, Orange Coast College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region list. 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 did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #20. Clovis Community College is a medium-sized school located in Fresno, California that handed out 4 associates’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
Citrus College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Citrus College is a medium-sized public school situated in Glendora, California. It awarded 9 associates’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #22, College of Southern Nevada did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region list. CSN is a large school located in Las Vegas, Nevada that handed out 9 associates’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
Sierra College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #23. Sierra College is located in Rocklin, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.
Chaffey College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Chaffey College is a fairly large school located in Rancho Cucamonga, California that handed out 10 associates’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Cuesta College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Cuesta College is located in San Luis Obispo, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.
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