Philosophy at Bucknell University

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

Bucknell is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and approximately 3,726 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Bucknell.

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

Bucknell Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

Bucknell Philosophy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the philosophy progam at Bucknell 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 Bucknell 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	253
Most Popular Philosophy Schools	278

Philosophy Student Demographics at Bucknell

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

Bucknell Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Bucknell. About 40% were men and 60% were women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Bucknell since its program graduates 19% more women than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at Bucknell 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 Bucknell University with a bachelor's in philosophy.

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

Bucknell 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 PA, the home state for Bucknell University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Natural Sciences Managers	4,480	$147,810
Mathematical Science Professors	2,460	$88,390
Philosophy and Religion Professors	1,040	$84,800
Mathematicians	50	$76,250

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 Balon Greyjoy under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.