Philosophy at Boston University

32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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.

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

Boston U Philosophy 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.

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.

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

45% Women

32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% 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 4% more women than 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	7
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	22
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Philosophy

The following philosophy concentations are available at Boston University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Boston University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	50

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

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