Philosophy at Capital University

If you are interested in studying philosophy, you may want to check out the program at Capital University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Capital is located in Columbus, Ohio and approximately 3,020 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 6 philosophy majors received their bachelor's degree from Capital.

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

Capital Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

Capital Philosophy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the philosophy progam at Capital compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The philosophy major at Capital 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 Focused Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	190
Most Focused Philosophy Schools	208
Most Popular Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	371

Philosophy Student Demographics at Capital

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

Capital Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 philosophy majors earned their bachelor's degree from Capital. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Capital since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at Capital 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 Capital University with a bachelor's in philosophy.

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

Capital 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 OH, the home state for Capital University.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Mathematical Science Professors	1,920	$93,130
Philosophy and Religion Professors	1,030	$76,550
Natural Sciences Managers	1,000	$131,680
Mathematicians	40	$86,280

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
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