Philosophy at College of the Holy Cross

What traits are you looking for in a philosophy school? To help you decide if College of the Holy Cross is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's philosophy program.

Holy Cross is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 2,970. Of the 877 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from College of the Holy Cross in 2021, 16 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.

Holy Cross Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

Holy Cross Philosophy Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks philosophy programs across the country. The following shows how Holy Cross 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 Holy Cross 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	21
Best Philosophy Schools	21
	26
Most Focused Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	54
Best Value Philosophy Schools	61
Most Focused Philosophy Schools	63
Most Popular Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	137
Most Popular Philosophy Schools	180

Earnings of Holy Cross Philosophy Graduates

The median salary of philosophy students who receive their bachelor's degree at Holy Cross is $34,095. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 19% higher than the national average of $28,602 for all philosophy bachelor's degree recipients.

Philosophy Student Demographics at Holy Cross

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

Holy Cross Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 16 philosophy students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Holy Cross, about 63% were men and 38% were women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at Holy Cross 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 College of the Holy Cross with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Holy Cross 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 MA, the home state for College of the Holy Cross.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Mathematical Science Professors	1,700	$92,200
Philosophy and Religion Professors	700	$84,290

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 George Rypysc III under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.