by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Most Well Attended Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” 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. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 76 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 18 colleges that offer a degree in philosophy. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular philosophy programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Dallas. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Located in Irving, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified masters’s philosophy students 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%.
Out of the 18 schools in the Most Well Attended Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 8 masters’s philosophy degrees 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.
Out of the 18 schools in the Most Well Attended Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 8 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 6 masters’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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Read full report on Philosophy at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Out of the 18 schools in the Most Well Attended Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas State University is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s philosophy degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #6, Houston Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 5 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Philosophy at Houston Baptist University
Rice University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Rice University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 5 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
University of Arizona landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 4 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s philosophy degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Houston landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 3 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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 University of Texas at El Paso ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 3 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s philosophy degrees to 3 students 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%.
Full The University of Texas at San Antonio Philosophy Report
Baylor University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 3 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
University of St. Thomas came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. University of St. Thomas is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 1 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #17. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s philosophy degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Philosophy Report
The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Philosophy Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #17. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s philosophy degrees to 73 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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