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Philosophy at Grinnell College

Philosophy at Grinnell 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 Grinnell College stacks up to those at other schools.

Grinnell is located in Grinnell, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,493.

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

Grinnell Philosophy Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

Grinnell Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at Grinnell 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 Grinnell

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

Grinnell Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

25% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 75% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

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About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at Grinnell are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Grinnell College with a bachelor's in philosophy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 7
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Philosophy

If you plan to be a philosophy major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Grinnell College. A concentration may not be available for your 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 IA, the home state for Grinnell College.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Mathematical Science Professors 640 $97,450
Natural Sciences Managers 380 $127,440
Philosophy and Religion Professors 360 $79,510

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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