by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in Florida” ranking.
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 Florida, there were 348 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,206 and $19,210 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,198 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in Florida” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in Florida”.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, St. Thomas University landed the #1 spot on the list. STU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Miami Gardens, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Florida landed the #2 spot on the list. Jacksonville, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s philosophy degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Philosophy at University of North Florida
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Miami landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Miami is a private not-for-profit institution located in Coral Gables, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in Florida list. Florida State University is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Florida is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 2 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in Florida list. USF Tampa is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Saint John Vianney College Seminary ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in Florida list. St. John Vianney College Seminary is a small school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 16 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Philosophy at St. John Vianney College Seminary
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