by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 9,787 people earned their degree in philosophy, making the major the 83rd most popular in the United States. In , philosophy graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $30,510 and had an average of $21,103 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 2,181 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,373 and $16,345 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 334 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,376 and $17,339 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 83 colleges that offer a degree in philosophy. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their philosophy program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region associate degree philosophy students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego City College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region list. This fairly large school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 6 associates’s philosophy degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Glendale Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region. Glendale Community College is located in Glendale, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 associates’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Diego Mesa College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region. This fairly large school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 5 associates’s philosophy degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Las Positas College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region. Las Positas College is a medium-sized school located in Livermore, California that handed out 4 associates’s philosophy degrees in 2021-2022.
Out of the 83 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Crafton Hills College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Yucaipa, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s philosophy students in 2021-2022.
Mt. San Antonio College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Walnut, California, this large public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified associates’s philosophy students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Santa Barbara City College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Santa Barbara, California, this fairly large public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified associates’s philosophy students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Cabrillo College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #8. Cabrillo College is a medium-sized public school situated in Aptos, California. It awarded 3 associates’s philosophy degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Foothill College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Los Altos Hills, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s philosophy degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
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%.
College of the Siskiyous ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region list. College of the Siskiyous is located in Weed, California and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 associates’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.
College of the Desert came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Palm Desert, California, this fairly large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s philosophy students in 2021-2022.
Los Angeles Valley College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region list. LAVC is a fairly large school located in Valley Glen, California that handed out 5 associates’s philosophy degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
College of San Mateo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #13. This medium-sized school is located in San Mateo, California, and it awarded 3 associates’s philosophy degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Diablo Valley College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Diablo Valley College is located in Pleasant Hill, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 associates’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.
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%.
College of Marin came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Kentfield, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s philosophy degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #16, Moorpark College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region list. Moorpark College is located in Moorpark, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 associates’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Santiago Canyon College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #17. SCC is a public institution located in Orange, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Modesto Junior College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #18. Modesto Junior College is a fairly large public school situated in Modesto, California. It awarded 8 associates’s philosophy degrees in 2021-2022.
Orange Coast College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Orange Coast College is located in Costa Mesa, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 9 associates’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Clovis Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Fresno, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s philosophy degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
Citrus College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #21. Located in Glendora, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s philosophy students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
College of Southern Nevada did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #22. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s philosophy students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Sierra College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region list. This fairly large school is located in Rocklin, California, and it awarded 8 associates’s philosophy degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #24, Chaffey College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region list. Chaffey College is a public institution located in Rancho Cucamonga, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Cuesta College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #25. Cuesta College is a medium-sized public school situated in San Luis Obispo, California. It awarded 5 associates’s philosophy degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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