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2023 Most Popular Philosophy Master's Degree Schools in Texas

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$41,396 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Philosophy Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Philosophy Master's Degree Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in Texas to see which ones were the most popular master'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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Philosophy Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of Dallas

Irving, TX

Our 2023 rankings named University of Dallas the most popular school in Texas for philosophy students working on their master’s degree. UD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irving.

Of the 11 students majoring in philosophy at UD, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great place for philosophy students working on their master’s degree. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

Of the 8 students majoring in philosophy at Texas Tech, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Out of the 13 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a very large student population.

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

Full Philosophy at University of North Texas Report

#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Out of the 13 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 33% of the philosophy majors at the school.

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Out of the 13 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Houston Baptist University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, HBU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in philosophy at HBU, 60% are male and 40% are female.

Full Philosophy at Houston Baptist University Report

#5

Rice University

Houston, TX

Out of the 13 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree philosophy programs. UTSA is a very large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

Women make up 33% of the philosophy majors at the school.

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#7

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the city of Houston, UH 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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The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. UTEP is a very large public school located in the city of El Paso.

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#7

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.

Of the 3 students majoring in philosophy at Baylor, 67% are male and 33% are female.

Full Philosophy at Baylor 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 13 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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