Philosophy at Augustana College

If you plan to study philosophy, take a look at what Augustana College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Augustana is located in Rock Island, Illinois and has a total student population of 2,389. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Augustana.

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

Augustana Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

Augustana Philosophy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the philosophy progam at Augustana 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 Augustana 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	71
Most Focused Philosophy Schools	79
Most Popular Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	152

Philosophy Student Demographics at Augustana

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

Augustana Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Augustana. About 67% were men and 33% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at Augustana 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 Augustana College with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Augustana 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 IL, the home state for Augustana College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Mathematical Science Professors	2,480	$66,600
Natural Sciences Managers	1,950	$118,480
Philosophy and Religion Professors	960	$81,200
Mathematicians	50	$103,220

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 Smallbones under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.