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2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major 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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Southwest region, there were 729 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,534 and $21,707 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 18 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 18 colleges that offered 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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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree philosophy students.

Top 18 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Philosophy in the Southwest Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona Western College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region. This medium-sized school is located in Yuma, Arizona, and it awarded 3 associates’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.

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Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Community College District landed the #2 spot on the list. Austin Community College District is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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South Texas College
McAllen, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Texas College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region list. South Texas College is located in McAllen, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.

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Blinn College
Brenham, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Blinn College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region list. Brenham, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s philosophy degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mesa Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region list. Mesa Community College is a fairly large school located in Mesa, Arizona that handed out 1 associates’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.

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Glendale Community College
Glendale, Arizona

Glendale Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Glendale, Arizona is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s philosophy degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

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St Philip's College
San Antonio, Texas

St Philip’s College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 0 associates’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.

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Cochise County Community College District landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Sierra Vista, Arizona, and it awarded 0 associates’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Scottsdale Community College
Scottsdale, Arizona

Scottsdale Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Scottsdale Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Scottsdale, Arizona. It awarded 0 associates’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.

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Palo Alto College
San Antonio, Texas

With a ranking of #7, Palo Alto College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region list. Palo Alto College is a fairly large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 0 associates’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.

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Chandler-Gilbert Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in Chandler, Arizona, and it awarded 0 associates’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.

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Estrella Mountain Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region list. Avondale, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s philosophy degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

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South Mountain Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region ranking. South Mountain Community College is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.

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Phoenix College
Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region list. Phoenix College is a medium-sized public school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 0 associates’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.

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GateWay Community College
Phoenix, Arizona

GateWay Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this small public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s philosophy students in 2020-2021.

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El Paso Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region ranking. El Paso Community College is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 0 associates’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.

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Paradise Valley Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Paradise Valley Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 0 associates’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.

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Rio Salado College
Tempe, Arizona

Rio Salado College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Rio Salado College is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.

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