Philosophy at Boston University

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

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 32,718 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 students received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Boston U.

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

Boston U Philosophy Degrees Available

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

Boston U Philosophy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the philosophy progam at Boston U 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 Boston U 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
	11
Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools	12
	18
Most Popular Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	31

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in philosophy from Boston U. This makes it the #80 most popular school for philosophy master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy, making the school the #35 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Philosophy Graduates from Boston U Make?

The median salary of philosophy students who receive their bachelor's degree at Boston U is $36,276. This is 27% higher than $28,602, which is the national average for all philosophy bachelor's degree recipients.

Philosophy Student Demographics at Boston U

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

Boston U Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Boston U since its program graduates 25% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its philosophy bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	19
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Boston U Philosophy Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students earned a master's degree in philosophy from Boston U. About 0% of these graduates were women and the other 100% were men.

Of the students who received a philosophy master's degree from Boston U, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston University with a master'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	0

Boston U also has a doctoral program available in philosophy. In 2021, 4 students 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 MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Mathematical Science Professors	1,700	$92,200
Philosophy and Religion Professors	700	$84,290

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 Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.