Philosophy at Alma College

Every philosophy school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the philosophy program at Alma College stacks up to those at other schools.

Alma is located in Alma, Michigan and has a total student population of 1,435. In 2021, 4 philosophy majors received their bachelor's degree from Alma.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Philosophy section at the bottom of this page.

Alma Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

Alma Philosophy Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks philosophy programs across the country. The following shows how Alma performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The philosophy major at Alma is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Philosophy. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	134
Most Focused Philosophy Schools	151
Most Popular Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	452
Most Popular Philosophy Schools	506

Philosophy Student Demographics at Alma

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the philosophy majors at Alma College.

Alma Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Alma. About 0% were men and 100% were women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Alma since its program graduates 59% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its philosophy bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Alma College with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Alma also has a doctoral program available in philosophy. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Religious Studies

Careers That Philosophy Grads May Go Into

A degree in philosophy can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Alma College.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Mathematical Science Professors	1,730	$85,970
Natural Sciences Managers	1,570	$113,840
Philosophy and Religion Professors	780	$77,990

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Santosdo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.