Philosophy at Gettysburg College

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 Gettysburg College stacks up to those at other schools.

Gettysburg is located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 2,507. In 2021, 17 philosophy majors received their bachelor's degree from Gettysburg.

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

Gettysburg Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

Gettysburg Philosophy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the philosophy progam at Gettysburg 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 Gettysburg 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 Schools	41
Most Popular Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	123
Most Popular Philosophy Schools	167

Philosophy Student Demographics at Gettysburg

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

Gettysburg Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 philosophy majors earned their bachelor's degree from Gettysburg. Of these graduates, 65% were men and 35% were women.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at Gettysburg 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 Gettysburg College with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Gettysburg 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 PA, the home state for Gettysburg College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Natural Sciences Managers	4,480	$147,810
Mathematical Science Professors	2,460	$88,390
Philosophy and Religion Professors	1,040	$84,800
Mathematicians	50	$76,250

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 Jason Kowell under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.