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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Grinnell.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks philosophy programs across the country. The following shows how Grinnell performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	109
Most Popular Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	371
Most Popular Philosophy Schools	411

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 philosophy majors earned their bachelor's degree from Grinnell. Of these graduates, 67% were men and 33% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at Grinnell 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 Grinnell College with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Grinnell 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Aureliusxv under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.