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

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$41,396 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Philosophy Master'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Philosophy Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Southwest Region 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.

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

#1

University of Dallas

Irving, TX

Our 2023 rankings named University of Dallas the most popular school in the Southwest Region 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.

Women make up 27% of the philosophy majors at the school.

Full Philosophy at University of Dallas Report

#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 fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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

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Out of the 18 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.

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

Full Philosophy at University of North Texas Report

#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Out of the 18 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college 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 18 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. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in philosophy at University of Oklahoma, 67% are male and 33% are female.

Full Philosophy at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Report

#6

Rice University

Houston, TX

Rice University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

Full Philosophy at Rice University Report

Houston Baptist University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree philosophy programs. Located in the large city of Houston, HBU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 40% of the philosophy majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for philosophy students working on their master’s degree. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stillwater.

About 20% of the students majoring in philosophy at the school are women while 80% are male.

Full Philosophy at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Report

#9

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in philosophy at University of Arizona, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for philosophy students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

About 25% of the students majoring in philosophy at the school are women while 75% 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 18 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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