Philosophy at Brigham Young University - Provo

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 Brigham Young University - Provo stacks up to those at other schools.

BYU is located in Provo, Utah and has a total student population of 36,461. In 2021, 19 philosophy majors received their bachelor's degree from BYU.

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

BYU Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

BYU Philosophy Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks philosophy programs across the country. The following shows how BYU performed in these rankings.

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 BYU 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 Popular Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools	140

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in philosophy from BYU. This is the #140 most popular school for philosophy master’s degree candidates in the country.

Philosophy Student Demographics at BYU

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

BYU Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 19 philosophy students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from BYU, about 74% were men and 26% were women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at BYU 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 Brigham Young University - Provo with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

BYU also has a doctoral program available in philosophy. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 UT, the home state for Brigham Young University - Provo.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Natural Sciences Managers	1,200	$99,810
Mathematical Science Professors	630	$84,680
Philosophy and Religion Professors	180	$88,740

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 Mwilson3 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.