by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southwest 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 Southwest region, there were 729 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,534 and $21,707 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 62 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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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region philosophy students.
Out of the 62 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Dallas landed the #1 spot on the list. UD is a private not-for-profit institution located in Irving, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of St. Thomas. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s philosophy degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 62 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #3 spot on the list. Rice is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 24 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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 Texas Lutheran University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region. Texas Lutheran University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Seguin, Texas. It awarded 3 ’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region list. Southwestern is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Georgetown, Texas. It awarded 3 ’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Houston Baptist University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified ’s philosophy students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Saint Edward’s University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region list. Saint Edward’s University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 7 ’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 27 ’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s philosophy degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
St. Mary’s University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region ranking. St. Mary’s University is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 ’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
The University of Texas at Austin ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 73 ’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
With a ranking of #12, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school handed out 47 degrees to qualified ’s philosophy students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Arizona State University - Skysong came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Arizona State University - Skysong is a large public school situated in Scottsdale, Arizona. It awarded 49 ’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
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Trinity University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. Trinity University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 3 ’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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.
With a ranking of #15, Texas Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Christian University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 11 ’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
Baylor University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. Baylor is a large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 19 ’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
University of Tulsa landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Tulsa is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It awarded 4 ’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #18, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is a public institution located in Corpus Christi, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #19 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 20 ’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Texas State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region ranking. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s philosophy degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #21 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 23 ’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 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Austin College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #22. Located in Sherman, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified ’s philosophy students in 2020-2021.
Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #23 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region list. Arizona State University - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 62 ’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
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With a ranking of #24, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 9 ’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
University of the Incarnate Word did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #25. This medium-sized school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 6 ’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
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