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2023 Most Popular Philosophy Schools in the Southwest Region

19 Colleges
$30,534 Avg Salary
$21,707 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Philosophy School for You

Philosophy is the #129 most popular major in the country with 1,220 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Philosophy Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs were the most popular 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 Colleges.

#1

University of Dallas

Irving, TX

Our 2023 rankings named University of Dallas the most popular school in the Southwest Region for philosophy students. Located in the city of Irving, UD is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#1

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Texas State University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for philosophy students. Texas State is a very large public school located in the city of San Marcos.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy Schools in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The excellent programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best philosophy schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 19 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Norman.

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#6

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

With a ranking of #6, University of Arizona did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy students. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

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#7

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Rice University

Houston, TX

Rice University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Philosophy Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for philosophy students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular philosophy programs. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Philosophy Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 87
Arizona 15
Oklahoma 15
New Mexico 1

Philosophy is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

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 19 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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