Philosophy at Davidson College

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

Davidson is located in Davidson, North Carolina and has a total student population of 1,983. In 2021, 13 philosophy majors received their bachelor's degree from Davidson.

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

Davidson Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

Davidson Philosophy Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks philosophy programs across the country. The following shows how Davidson performed in these rankings.

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 Davidson 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	37
Most Focused Philosophy Schools	46
Most Popular Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	195
Most Popular Philosophy Schools	223

Philosophy Student Demographics at Davidson

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

Davidson Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 13 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in philosophy from Davidson in 2021, 62% were men and 38% were women.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at Davidson 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 Davidson College with a bachelor's in philosophy.

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

Davidson 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 NC, the home state for Davidson College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Natural Sciences Managers	2,960	$153,490
Mathematical Science Professors	1,870	$74,330
Philosophy and Religion Professors	740	$81,680

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 Dacoslett under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.