Philosophy at Auburn University

If you are interested in studying philosophy, you may want to check out the program at Auburn University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and approximately 30,737 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Auburn.

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

Auburn Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

Auburn Philosophy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the philosophy progam at Auburn compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Auburn 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 Popular Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	176

Philosophy Student Demographics at Auburn

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

Auburn Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Auburn. About 43% of these graduates were women and the other 57% were men. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Auburn since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at Auburn are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

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 AL, the home state for Auburn University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Mathematical Science Professors	670	$66,350
Philosophy and Religion Professors	220	$63,930
Natural Sciences Managers	170	$112,140

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 Robert S. Donovan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.