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. In 2021, 13 philosophy majors received their bachelor's degree from Dickinson.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks philosophy programs across the country. The following shows how Dickinson 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Philosophy Schools	50
Most Popular Philosophy Schools	223

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Dickinson. About 31% were men and 69% were women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Dickinson since its program graduates 29% more women than average.

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	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Dickinson 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 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.