Philosophy at Colgate University

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

Colgate is located in Hamilton, New York and has a total student population of 3,054. Of the 896 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Colgate University in 2021, 25 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.

Colgate Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

Colgate Philosophy Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The philosophy major at Colgate 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	23
Most Focused Philosophy Schools	32
Most Popular Philosophy Schools	93
Most Popular Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools	140

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in philosophy from Colgate. This is the #140 most popular school for philosophy master’s degree candidates in the country.

Philosophy Student Demographics at Colgate

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

Colgate Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 25 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in philosophy from Colgate in 2021, 72% were men and 28% were women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at Colgate are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	13
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Colgate 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 NY, the home state for Colgate University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Mathematical Science Professors	4,700	$105,070
Philosophy and Religion Professors	3,530	$80,480
Natural Sciences Managers	1,360	$148,460

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.