Philosophy is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #83 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Philosophy Schools in Texas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 465 degrees in philosophy to qualified students.
The philosophy program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Philosophy rankings. For our Best Overall Philosophy School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of philosophy degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Every student pursuing a degree in philosophy has to look into The University of Texas at Austin. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were roughly 73 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the philosophy degree program at The University of Texas at Austin earn $3,753 above the average college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
Texas A&M University - College Station is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in philosophy. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.
There were roughly 33 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the philosophy program make around $29,277 for their early career.
Every student who is interested in philosophy has to look into University of North Texas. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 14th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 24 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the philosophy program report average early career income of $25,877.
It's hard to beat University of Houston if you want to pursue a degree in philosophy. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 16 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the philosophy program state that they receive average early career earnings of $29,387.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).