Philosophy at Converse College

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

Converse is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina and has a total student population of 1,377. In 2021, 3 philosophy majors received their bachelor's degree from Converse.

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

Converse Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

Converse Philosophy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the philosophy progam at Converse 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 Converse 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	181
Most Focused Philosophy Schools	196
Most Popular Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	504
Most Popular Philosophy Schools	567

Philosophy Student Demographics at Converse

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

Converse Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Converse. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Converse since its program graduates 26% more women than average.

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

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

Converse 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 SC, the home state for Converse College.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Mathematical Science Professors	670	$88,720
Natural Sciences Managers	530	$91,270
Philosophy and Religion Professors	270	$68,370

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 PegasusRacer28 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.