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2023 Most Popular Philosophy Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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$96,764 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Philosophy Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, philosophy was ranked #84 in the country. In fact 10,054 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Philosophy Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Southwest Region 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.

Check out the philosophy doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arizona the most popular school in the Southwest Region for philosophy students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 20% of the philosophy majors at the school.

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

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

Full Philosophy at The University of Texas at Austin Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular philosophy schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

Baylor University

Waco, TX

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Baylor University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular philosophy schools in the Southwest Region . Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waco.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for philosophy students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in philosophy at Texas A&M College Station, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Philosophy at University of North Texas Report

University of St. Thomas landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree philosophy programs. UST is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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

Full Philosophy at University of St. Thomas Report

#7

Rice University

Houston, TX

Rice University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

Full Philosophy at Rice University Report

Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

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#7

University of Dallas

Irving, TX

With a ranking of #7, University of Dallas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy students working on their doctor’s degree. UD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irving.

About 50% of the students majoring in philosophy at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Best Philosophy Colleges by State

Explore the best philosophy colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 465
Arizona 173
Oklahoma 52
New Mexico 37

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

Majors Similar to Philosophy

Related Major Annual Graduates
Religious Studies 9,470
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies 285
General Philosophy & Religious Studies 184

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 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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