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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Philosophy is the 83rd most popular major in the country with 10,054 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, philosophy graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,510 and had an average of $21,514 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 2,317 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,373 and $17,380 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 374 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 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. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in philosophy.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region associate degree philosophy students.
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, San Diego City College landed the #1 spot on the list. San Diego City College is a fairly large public school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 9 associates’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
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, Glendale Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Glendale Community College is located in Glendale, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.
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%.
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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. San Diego Mesa College is a fairly large school located in San Diego, California that handed out 9 associates’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
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 located in Livermore, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Crafton Hills College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region list. CHC is located in Yucaipa, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.
Mt. San Antonio College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Mt. SAC is located in Walnut, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 associates’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.
Santa Barbara City College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Santa Barbara City College is a fairly large school located in Santa Barbara, California that handed out 15 associates’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Cabrillo College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Aptos, California, and it awarded 7 associates’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
Foothill 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 #9. Foothill College is a fairly large public school situated in Los Altos Hills, California. It awarded 7 associates’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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. Located in Weed, California, this small public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s philosophy students in 2020-2021.
College of the Desert 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 #11. Located in Palm Desert, California, this fairly large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified associates’s philosophy students in 2020-2021.
Los Angeles Valley 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 #12. LAVC is located in Valley Glen, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.
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. College of San Mateo is located in San Mateo, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.
Diablo Valley College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Pleasant Hill, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s philosophy degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, College of Marin did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region list. College of Marin is a public institution located in Kentfield, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Moorpark College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Moorpark, California, this fairly large public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified associates’s philosophy students in 2020-2021.
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. Santiago Canyon College is located in Orange, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.
Modesto Junior College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region list. MJC is located in Modesto, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.
Orange Coast 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 #19. Located in Costa Mesa, California, this fairly large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified associates’s philosophy students in 2020-2021.
Clovis Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the 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 4 students in 2020-2021.
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. Citrus College is a medium-sized school located in Glendora, California that handed out 9 associates’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #22, College of Southern Nevada did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region list. Las Vegas, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s philosophy degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Sierra College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Sierra College is a fairly large public school situated in Rocklin, California. It awarded 11 associates’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
Chaffey College ranked #24 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 Rancho Cucamonga, California, and it awarded 10 associates’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, 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. San Luis Obispo, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s philosophy degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
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