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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Philosophy Major in Georgia for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Georgia, there were 218 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,315 and $25,045 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 25 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,186 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Philosophy Major in Georgia for a Master’s” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in philosophy. To top this list, a school must have a successful philosophy program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The philosophy school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Philosophy Major in Georgia for a Master’s”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Philosophy Major in Georgia for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Philosophy Major in Georgia for a Master’s list. Georgia State University is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 20 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Philosophy Major in Georgia for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s philosophy students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 University of Georgia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Philosophy Major in Georgia for a Master’s list. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s philosophy students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
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