Philosophy at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

If you plan to study philosophy, take a look at what Bowling Green State University - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

BGSU is located in Bowling Green, Ohio and has a total student population of 18,142.

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

BGSU Philosophy Degrees Available

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

BGSU Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at BGSU 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.

Philosophy Student Demographics at BGSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the philosophy majors at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus.

BGSU Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at BGSU since its program graduates 19% more women than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at BGSU 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 Bowling Green State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

BGSU Philosophy Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of philosophy master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

Of the students who received a philosophy master's degree from BGSU, 80% 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 Bowling Green State University - Main Campus with a master's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Philosophy

If you plan to be a philosophy major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	14

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 OH, the home state for Bowling Green State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Mathematical Science Professors	1,920	$93,130
Philosophy and Religion Professors	1,030	$76,550
Natural Sciences Managers	1,000	$131,680
Mathematicians	40	$86,280

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 Jeffness under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.