2025 Best Philosophy Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

a master's degree in philosophy is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #131 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Philosophy Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 96 master's degrees in philosophy during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to philosophy students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of philosophy students who choose to seek a master'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 to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized philosophy related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for philosophy students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Philosophy Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Philosophy Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Philosophy in the Southwest Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in philosophy.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Master's in Philosophy

1

University of North Texas
Denton, TX

10 Annual Graduates

University of North Texas is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in philosophy. UNT is a very large public university located in the city of Denton.More information about a master’s in philosophy from University of North Texas

2

Texas State University
San Marcos, TX

13 Annual Graduates

Texas State University is a great decision for students pursuing a master's degree in philosophy. Texas State is a very large public university located in the small city of San Marcos.More information about a master’s in philosophy from Texas State University

Best Philosophy Colleges by State

Explore the best philosophy schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	235	57
Arizona	180	8
Oklahoma	153	11
New Mexico	114	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Philosophy

One of 3 majors within the Philosophy & Religious Studies area of study, Philosophy has other similar majors worth exploring.

Philosophy Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Philosophy	94
Other Philosophy	2

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Religious Studies	49
General Philosophy & Religious Studies	1

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.