Philosophy at Biola University

Every philosophy school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the philosophy program at Biola University stacks up to those at other schools.

Biola is located in La Mirada, California and approximately 5,815 students attend the school each year. Of the 826 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Biola University in 2021, 4 of them were philosophy majors.

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

Biola Philosophy Degrees Available

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

Biola Philosophy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the philosophy progam at Biola 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 Biola 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
	21
Best Value Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	62

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in philosophy from Biola. This makes it the #17 most popular school for philosophy master’s degree candidates in the country.

Philosophy Student Demographics at Biola

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

Biola Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 philosophy majors earned their bachelor's degree from Biola. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Biola since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

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

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

Biola Philosophy Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students graduated with a master's degree in philosophy from Biola. About 90% were men and 10% were women.

In the philosophy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Related Majors

• Other Philosophy & 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 CA, the home state for Biola University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Mathematical Science Professors	5,160	$127,480
Philosophy and Religion Professors	2,220	$114,370
Mathematicians	530	$100,000

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 J. Boser under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.