If you pursue a degree in philosophy, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #86 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Philosophy Schools in Texas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 463 degrees in philosophy during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The philosophy program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Philosophy rankings. We derive our Best Overall Philosophy School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Best Philosophy Schools in Texas list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the philosophy degree levels they offer.
The University of Texas at Austin is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in philosophy. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were roughly 73 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat Texas A&M University - College Station if you wish to pursue a degree in philosophy. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a very large student population. 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 approximately 33 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year.
University of North Texas is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in philosophy. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 14th out of 115 colleges 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.
University of Houston is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in philosophy. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 16 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent year we have data available.
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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The philosophy program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Philosophy rankings. We derive our Best Overall Philosophy School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
