Philosophy at DePauw University

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

DePauw is located in Greencastle, Indiana and approximately 1,752 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from DePauw.

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

DePauw Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

DePauw Philosophy Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks philosophy programs across the country. The following shows how DePauw 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 DePauw 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 Value Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	45
Most Popular Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	408
Most Popular Philosophy Schools	455

Philosophy Student Demographics at DePauw

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

DePauw Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from DePauw. About 20% of these graduates were women and the other 80% were men.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at DePauw are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its philosophy bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

DePauw 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 IN, the home state for DePauw University.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Natural Sciences Managers	1,720	$65,270
Philosophy and Religion Professors	330	$77,870

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 Rovergirl88 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.