by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region” 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.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,655 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,509 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 145 colleges that offer a degree in philosophy. That schools that top this list have a program in philosophy in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree philosophy students.
Out of the 145 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint John Vianney College Seminary landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sweet Briar College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region list. Sweet Briar College is a small school located in Sweet Briar, Virginia that handed out 2 bachelors’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 be in good company if you decide to attend Belmont Abbey College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region list. Belmont Abbey College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Belmont, North Carolina. It awarded 9 bachelors’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Randolph College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region list. Randolph College is a small school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 4 bachelors’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hampden - Sydney College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Hampden-Sydney, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s philosophy students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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, Centre College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region list. Centre College is a small school located in Danville, Kentucky that handed out 10 bachelors’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Furman University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region list. Furman is located in Greenville, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
Southern Virginia University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Buena Vista, Virginia, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
Davidson College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region list. Davidson is a private not-for-profit institution located in Davidson, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Morehouse College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Morehouse College is a small school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 9 bachelors’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Agnes Scott College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Agnes Scott is a private not-for-profit institution located in Decatur, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Washington and Lee University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. This small school is located in Lexington, Virginia, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, 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 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Transylvania University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
Spring Hill College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region list. Spring Hill College is located in Mobile, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Wofford College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Spartanburg, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s philosophy degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Hollins University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Hollins is located in Roanoke, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Eckerd College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Saint Petersburg, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s philosophy students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.
Oglethorpe University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Oglethorpe is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Centenary College of Louisiana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Centenary College of Louisiana is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Shreveport, Louisiana. It awarded 2 bachelors’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Covenant College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. Covenant is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lookout Mountain, Georgia. It awarded 3 bachelors’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Spelman College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s philosophy students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Ave Maria University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Ave Maria, Florida, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Rollins College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. This small school is located in Winter Park, Florida, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
With a ranking of #24, Christopher Newport University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region list. CNU is a small school located in Newport News, Virginia that handed out 15 bachelors’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Hendrix College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Conway, Arkansas, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
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