Philosophy at American University

What traits are you looking for in a philosophy school? To help you decide if American University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's philosophy program.

The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 14,001 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.

The American University Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy
• Master’s Degree in Philosophy

The American University Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at The American University 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.

Philosophy Student Demographics at The American University

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

The American University Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at The American University since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 American University with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

The American University Philosophy Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of philosophy master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

Of the students who received a philosophy master's degree from The American University, 58% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the philosophy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American University with a master's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Philosophy

The following philosophy concentations are available at American University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at American University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Ethics	21
Philosophy	18

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 DC, the home state for American University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Natural Sciences Managers	1,200	$132,310
Philosophy and Religion Professors	530	$84,880
Mathematical Science Professors	220	$113,120
Mathematicians	50	$133,870

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 Samschoe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.