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2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

9 Ranked Colleges
64 Degrees Awarded
$23,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Philosophy is the 81st most popular major in the country with 10,015 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, philosophy graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,067 and had an average of $22,199 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 716 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,320 and $19,961 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 64 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in philosophy. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great philosophy programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the philosophy program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree philosophy students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s philosophy degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Texas State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas State Philosophy Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 5 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Philosophy at Arizona State University - Tempe

#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s philosophy students in 2019-2020.

UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689.

Full UH Philosophy Report

#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 5 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Arizona Philosophy Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 2 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743.

Read full report on Philosophy at Texas A&M College Station

#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Texas Tech University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree philosophy students whose families make $48-$75k list, Texas Tech has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530.

Full Texas Tech Philosophy Report

#7 in overall quality

University of North Texas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s philosophy degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UNT also made our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Philosophy at University of North Texas

#8

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#9 in overall quality

University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 2 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also made our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Philosophy Report

#9

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Baylor University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s philosophy students in 2019-2020.

Baylor also took the #1 spot in our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Philosophy at Baylor

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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