Philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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.

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 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.

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

58% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to 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 17% more women than average.

About 67% 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	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Philosophy

Philosophy majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Gustavus Adolphus College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	3

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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