Philosophy at Georgia State University

65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 36,360 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.

Georgia State Philosophy Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy
Master’s Degree in Philosophy

Georgia State Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at Georgia State 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 Georgia State

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

Georgia State Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

52% Women

65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at Georgia State since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% 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 Georgia State University with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	9
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Georgia State Philosophy Master’s Program

22% Women

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of philosophy master's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Georgia State University with a master's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 GA, the home state for Georgia State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Philosophy and Religion Professors	360	$77,770

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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