2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy in the Southwest Region
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in philosophy. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality philosophy programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the philosophy program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree philosophy students.
Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas State is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 9 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas State also made our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. Lubbock, 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.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #3 spot on the list. UNT is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNT, the school also landed the #7 spot 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 UNT are $15,618.
Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s philosophy students in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M College Station also took the #3 spot 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 A&M College Station are $22,743.
Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s philosophy students in 2019-2020.
UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #6, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.
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.
University of Arizona did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree philosophy students list, University of Arizona has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Baylor University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Philosophy Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Waco, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s philosophy degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
Baylor not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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%.
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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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