Philosophy at American River 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 American River College stacks up to those at other schools.

American River is located in Sacramento, California and approximately 25,422 students attend the school each year.

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

American River Philosophy Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Philosophy

American River Philosophy Rankings

Philosophy Student Demographics at American River

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

American River Philosophy Associate’s Program

67% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of philosophy associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in philosophy only graduates about 40% women each year. The program at American River may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 27% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in philosophy at American River are white. Around 67% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American River College with a associate'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	0

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 CA, the home state for American River College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Philosophy and Religion Professors	2,220	$114,370

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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