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2023 Most Popular Philosophy Schools in Texas

13 Colleges
$29,431 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Philosophy 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 Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Texas 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

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Texas State University the most popular school in Texas for philosophy students. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#1

University of Dallas

Irving, TX

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

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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 Texas list. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.

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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 Texas. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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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 Schools in Texas list. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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#5

Baylor University

Waco, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baylor University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy Schools in Texas list. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Waco.

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Houston Baptist University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Philosophy Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the city of Houston, HBU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Philosophy Schools in Texas ranking. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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With a ranking of #9, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy students. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

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The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Philosophy Schools in Texas ranking. UTEP is a very large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

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Best Philosophy Colleges in the Southwest Region

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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).

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