Philosophy at Bowdoin College

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 Bowdoin College stacks up to those at other schools.

Bowdoin is located in Brunswick, Maine and has a total student population of 1,777. Of the 619 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Bowdoin College in 2021, 9 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.

Bowdoin Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

Bowdoin Philosophy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the philosophy progam at Bowdoin 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 Bowdoin 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
Most Focused Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	84
Most Focused Philosophy Schools	94
Most Popular Philosophy Schools	300

Philosophy Student Demographics at Bowdoin

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

Bowdoin Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 philosophy students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Bowdoin, about 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Bowdoin since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at Bowdoin 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 Bowdoin College with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Bowdoin also has a doctoral program available in philosophy. In 2021, 0 student 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 ME, the home state for Bowdoin 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.