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Philosophy at William & Mary

Philosophy at William & Mary

Every philosophy school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the philosophy program at William & Mary stacks up to those at other schools.

William & Mary is located in Williamsburg, Virginia and approximately 8,939 students attend the school each year.

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 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.

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

40% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 60% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

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About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at William & Mary 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 William & Mary with a bachelor's in philosophy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 16
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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
Philosophy and Religion Professors 830 $72,280

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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