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Philosophy at Bates College

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.

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 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.

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

38% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 63% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

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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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Philosophy

The following philosophy concentations are available at Bates College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Bates College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy 16

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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