Philosophy at Bates College

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

Bates is located in Lewiston, Maine and has a total student population of 1,876. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Bates.

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

Bates Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

Bates Philosophy Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The philosophy major at Bates 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	22
Most Focused Philosophy Schools	31
Most Popular Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	137
Most Popular Philosophy Schools	180

Philosophy Student Demographics at Bates

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

Bates Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Bates. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Bates since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at Bates 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 Bates College with a bachelor's in philosophy.

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

Bates 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 ME, the home state for Bates College.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
Natural Sciences Managers	300	$135,840
Mathematical Science Professors	260	$66,770
Philosophy and Religion Professors	120	$82,740

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 N.Y. Walton under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.