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2023 Most Popular Philosophy Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

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Finding the Best Philosophy Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 87 degrees and certificates were awarded to philosophy students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #111 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Philosophy Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Texas to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Philosophy program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for philosophy majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the most popular school in Texas for philosophy students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

About 60% of the students majoring in philosophy at the school are women while 40% are male.

Full Philosophy at The University of Texas at Austin Report

#2

Baylor University

Waco, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baylor University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.

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Out of the 7 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in philosophy at the school are women while 67% are male.

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Out of the 7 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.

Read full report on Philosophy at University of North Texas

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of St. Thomas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular philosophy schools in Texas. UST is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

Of the 2 students majoring in philosophy at UST, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#5

University of Dallas

Irving, TX

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Dallas is a great place for philosophy students working on their doctor’s degree. UD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irving.

Women make up 50% of the philosophy majors at the school.

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#5

Rice University

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

Full Philosophy at Rice University Report

Best Philosophy Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Philosophy Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 15
Oklahoma 15
New Mexico 1

One of 3 majors within the area of study, philosophy has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Religious Studies 1,769
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies 106
General Philosophy & Religious Studies 41

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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