Philosophy at Furman University

12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a philosophy school? To help you decide if Furman University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's philosophy program.

Furman is located in Greenville, South Carolina and approximately 2,567 students attend the school each year.

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 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.

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

76% Women

12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at Furman since its program graduates 37% more women than average.

About 82% 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	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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
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
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