Philosophy at Boston University

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

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

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 32,718.

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 #33 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 40% women. So female students are more repesented at Boston U since its program graduates 5% 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

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
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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