2024 Best Philosophy Schools in the Southwest Region
8Colleges in the Southwest Region
723Philosophy Degrees Awarded
Ranked #86 in popularity, philosophy is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Philosophy Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 723 degrees in philosophy during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of philosophy school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for philosophy schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 the Best Philosophy Schools in the Southwest Region.
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Best Schools for Philosophy in the Southwest Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the philosophy degrees they offer, see the list below.
It is hard to beat The University of Texas at Austin if you wish to pursue a degree in philosophy. UT Austin is a very large public university located in the large city of Austin. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were approximately 73 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in philosophy has to take a look at Texas A&M University - College Station. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of College Station. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.
There were roughly 33 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Arizona State University - Tempe if you wish to pursue a degree in philosophy. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #119 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.
There were about 60 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Arizona is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in philosophy. University of Arizona is a very large public university located in the city of Tucson. A Best Colleges rank of #133 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.
There were about 47 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent year we have data available.
UNT is a fairly large public university located in the city of Denton. This university ranks 14th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 24 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent data year.
UH is a very large public university located in the large city of Houston. This university ranks 10th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 16 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent year we have data available.
ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Scottsdale. This university ranks 8th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were approximately 49 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Skysong in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 23 schools for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.
There were roughly 28 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at UNM in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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Your choice of philosophy school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for philosophy schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
