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Philosophy at California State University - Los Angeles

Philosophy at California State University - Los Angeles

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

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 26,745.

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

Cal State LA Philosophy Degrees Available

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

Cal State LA Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at Cal State LA 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 Cal State LA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the philosophy majors at California State University - Los Angeles.

Cal State LA Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

40% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 60% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% more racial-ethnic minorities in its philosophy bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Cal State LA Philosophy Master’s Program

11% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 89% of philosophy master's degrees went to men and 11% went to women.

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Of the students who received a philosophy master's degree from Cal State LA, 56% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Los Angeles with a master's in philosophy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 CA, the home state for California State University - Los Angeles.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Philosophy and Religion Professors 2,220 $114,370

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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