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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 10,054 people earned their degree in philosophy, making the major the 83rd most popular in the United States. 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 Southeast region, there were 1,719 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,735 and $23,129 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,522 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 147 colleges that offered a degree in philosophy. That schools that top this list have a program in philosophy in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region”.
Out of the 147 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint John Vianney College Seminary landed the #1 spot on the list. St. John Vianney College Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 16 bachelors’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 147 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sweet Briar College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Sweet Briar, Virginia, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Out of the 147 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Belmont Abbey College landed the #3 spot on the list. Belmont Abbey College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Belmont, North Carolina. It awarded 9 bachelors’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Randolph College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region list. Randolph College is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hampden - Sydney College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Hampden-Sydney, Virginia, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Centre College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Danville, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s philosophy degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Furman University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Furman University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Greenville, South Carolina. It awarded 21 bachelors’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Southern Virginia University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Buena Vista, Virginia, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
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Davidson College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Davidson College is a small school located in Davidson, North Carolina that handed out 13 bachelors’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Morehouse College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Agnes Scott College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Agnes Scott is a small school located in Decatur, Georgia that handed out 5 bachelors’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
With a ranking of #12, Washington and Lee University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region list. Lexington, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s philosophy degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Transylvania University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Transylvania University is a small school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 4 bachelors’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
With a ranking of #14, Spring Hill College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region list. Spring Hill is located in Mobile, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Wofford College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s philosophy students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Hollins University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region list. Hollins University is a small school located in Roanoke, Virginia that handed out 3 bachelors’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Eckerd College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Saint Petersburg, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s philosophy degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Oglethorpe University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. Oglethorpe University is a small school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 4 bachelors’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
Centenary College of Louisiana came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Shreveport, Louisiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s philosophy students in 2020-2021.
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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Philosophy at Centenary College of Louisiana
Covenant College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. Covenant College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lookout Mountain, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Spelman College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Spelman College is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Ave Maria University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Ave Maria, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s philosophy students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #23, Rollins College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Winter Park, Florida, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
With a ranking of #24, Christopher Newport University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region list. CNU is located in Newport News, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Philosophy at Christopher Newport University
Hendrix College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Conway, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s philosophy degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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