Philosophy at Diablo Valley College

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 Diablo Valley College stacks up to those at other schools.

Diablo Valley is located in Pleasant Hill, California and has a total student population of 18,693.

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

Diablo Valley Philosophy Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Philosophy (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Philosophy

Diablo Valley Philosophy Rankings

Philosophy Student Demographics at Diablo Valley

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

Diablo Valley Philosophy Associate’s Program

40% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of philosophy associate's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in philosophy at Diablo Valley are white. Around 60% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Diablo Valley does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in philosophy graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Philosophy

Philosophy majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Diablo Valley College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	9

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 CA, the home state for Diablo Valley College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Mathematical Science Professors	5,160	$127,480
Philosophy and Religion Professors	2,220	$114,370
Mathematicians	530	$100,000

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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