Philosophy at William & Mary

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

William & Mary is located in Williamsburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 8,939. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from William & Mary.

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

William & Mary Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

William & Mary Philosophy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the philosophy progam at William & Mary 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 William & Mary 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	144

Philosophy Student Demographics at William & Mary

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the philosophy majors at William & Mary.

William & Mary Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at William & Mary since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at William & Mary 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 William & Mary with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	18
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

William & Mary 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 VA, the home state for William & Mary.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Mathematical Science Professors	2,030	$68,640
Natural Sciences Managers	1,270	$133,360
Philosophy and Religion Professors	830	$72,280
Mathematicians	440	$121,240

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 Jrcla2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.