Philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College

If you plan to study philosophy, take a look at what Gustavus Adolphus College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Gustavus Adolphus is located in Saint Peter, Minnesota and has a total student population of 2,230. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Gustavus Adolphus.

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

Gustavus Adolphus Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

Gustavus Adolphus Philosophy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the philosophy progam at Gustavus Adolphus compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The philosophy major at Gustavus Adolphus 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	238
Most Popular Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	504
Most Popular Philosophy Schools	567

Philosophy Student Demographics at Gustavus Adolphus

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

Gustavus Adolphus Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 3 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Philosophy from Gustavus Adolphus in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Gustavus Adolphus since its program graduates 26% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus 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 Gustavus Adolphus College with a bachelor's in philosophy.

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

Gustavus Adolphus 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 MN, the home state for Gustavus Adolphus College.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Natural Sciences Managers	1,490	$125,780
Mathematical Science Professors	730	$80,870
Philosophy and Religion Professors	540	$74,360

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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