Philosophy at Elmhurst University

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Elmhurst University stacks up to those at other schools.

Elmhurst is located in Elmhurst, Illinois and has a total student population of 3,421.

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

Elmhurst Philosophy Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

Elmhurst Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at Elmhurst 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 Elmhurst

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

Elmhurst Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

63% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Elmhurst since its program graduates 21% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 Elmhurst University with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Elmhurst University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	6

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 Elmhurst 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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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