Philosophy at Brown University

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 Brown University stacks up to those at other schools.

Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 9,948. Of the 1,987 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Brown University in 2021, 16 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.

Brown Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy
• Doctorate Degree in Philosophy

Brown Philosophy Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks philosophy programs across the country. The following shows how Brown 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 Brown 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	137
Most Focused Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools	140

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

Philosophy Student Demographics at Brown

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

Brown Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 16 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Philosophy from Brown in 2020-2021, 63% were men and 38% were women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at Brown are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brown University with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Brown also has a doctoral program available in philosophy. In 2021, 2 students 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 RI, the home state for Brown University.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Mathematical Science Professors	240	$115,890
Philosophy and Religion Professors	130	$105,620
Natural Sciences Managers	70	$132,880
Mathematicians	70	$90,640

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 Ad Meskens under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.