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Philosophy at California State University - Northridge

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Philosophy at California State University - Northridge

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

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and has a total student population of 40,381. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from CSUN.

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

CSUN Philosophy Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

CSUN Philosophy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the philosophy progam at CSUN 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 CSUN 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
Best Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools 60

How Much Do Philosophy Graduates from CSUN Make?

The median salary of philosophy students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSUN is $29,583. This is 3% higher than $28,602, which is the national average for all philosophy bachelor's degree recipients.

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Philosophy Student Demographics at CSUN

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

CSUN Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

36% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 64% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 - Northridge with a bachelor's in philosophy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 11
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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 - Northridge.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Mathematical Science Professors 5,160 $127,480
Philosophy and Religion Professors 2,220 $114,370
Mathematicians 530 $100,000

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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