Philosophy at Furman University

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

Furman is located in Greenville, South Carolina and has a total student population of 2,567. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Furman.

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

Furman Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

Furman Philosophy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the philosophy progam at Furman compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The philosophy major at Furman 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	31
Most Focused Philosophy Schools	40

Philosophy Student Demographics at Furman

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

Furman Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 21 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in philosophy from Furman in 2021, 48% were men and 52% were women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Furman since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at Furman 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 Furman University with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Furman 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 SC, the home state for Furman University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Mathematical Science Professors	670	$88,720
Natural Sciences Managers	530	$91,270
Philosophy and Religion Professors	270	$68,370

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 Greengrass090 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.