Philosophy at Dickinson College
What traits are you looking for in a philosophy school? To help you decide if Dickinson College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's philosophy program.Dickinson is located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 1,932.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Philosophy section at the bottom of this page.
Dickinson Philosophy Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy
Dickinson Philosophy Rankings
The philosophy major at Dickinson 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 Dickinson
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the philosophy majors at Dickinson College.
Dickinson Philosophy Bachelor’s Program
About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at Dickinson 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 Dickinson College with a bachelor's in philosophy.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 8 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Concentrations Within Philosophy
If you plan to be a philosophy major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Dickinson College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Philosophy | 13 |
Related Majors
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 PA, the home state for Dickinson College.
Occupation | Jobs in PA | Average Salary in PA |
---|---|---|
Natural Sciences Managers | 4,480 | $147,810 |
Mathematical Science Professors | 2,460 | $88,390 |
Philosophy and Religion Professors | 1,040 | $84,800 |
Mathematicians | 50 | $76,250 |
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 JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.