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Philosophy at Colby College

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Philosophy at Colby College

If you plan to study philosophy, take a look at what Colby College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Colby is located in Waterville, Maine and approximately 2,155 students attend the school each year. Of the 711 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Colby College in 2021, 10 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.

Colby Philosophy Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

Colby Philosophy Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks philosophy programs across the country. The following shows how Colby 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 Colby 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 Schools 100
Most Popular Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools 253
Most Popular Philosophy Schools 278

Philosophy Student Demographics at Colby

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

Colby Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

30% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Colby. About 70% were men and 30% were women.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at Colby are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Colby College with a bachelor's in philosophy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Colby 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 ME, the home state for Colby College.

Occupation Jobs in ME Average Salary in ME
Natural Sciences Managers 300 $135,840
Mathematical Science Professors 260 $66,770
Philosophy and Religion Professors 120 $82,740

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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