2025 Best Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Philosophy, Politics, and Economicsbachelor's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #289 out of the 363 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 58 bachelor's degrees in philosophy, politics, and economics to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on philosophy, politics, and economics students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of philosophy, politics, and economics students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for philosophy, politics, and economics to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized philosophy, politics, and economics related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for philosophy, politics, and economics students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Philosophy, Politics, and Economics in the Southwest Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in philosophy, politics, and economics.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics

1

University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

36 Annual Graduates

University of Arizona is a great decision for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in philosophy, politics, and economics. University of Arizona is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tucson.More information about a bachelor’s in philosophy, politics, and economics from University of Arizona

2

Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ

19 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Northern Arizona University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in philosophy, politics, and economics. NAU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Flagstaff.More information about a bachelor’s in philosophy, politics, and economics from Northern Arizona University

Best Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Colleges by State

Explore the best philosophy, politics, and economics colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	245	2
Arizona	200	29

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Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Related Rankings by Major

One of 51 majors within the Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies area of study, Philosophy, Politics, and Economics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics	58

Majors Similar to Philosophy, Politics, and Economics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	6,617
Interdisciplinary Studies	1,044
International Studies	737
Nutrition Science	658
Behavioral Science	162
Data Science	158
Sustainability Science	154
Data Analytics	116
Cognitive Science	77
Biological & Physical Science	49

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.