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Philosophy at Eastern Illinois University

If you are interested in studying philosophy, you may want to check out the program at Eastern Illinois University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and has a total student population of 8,626. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from EIU.

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

EIU Philosophy Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

EIU Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at EIU 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 EIU

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

EIU Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

29% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 7 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in philosophy from EIU in 2021, 71% were men and 29% were women.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at EIU 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 Eastern Illinois University with a bachelor's in philosophy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

EIU also has a doctoral program available in philosophy. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 IL, the home state for Eastern Illinois University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Mathematical Science Professors 2,480 $66,600
Natural Sciences Managers 1,950 $118,480
Philosophy and Religion Professors 960 $81,200
Mathematicians 50 $103,220

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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