Philosophy at Hamilton College

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

Hamilton is located in Clinton, New York and has a total student population of 1,902. Of the 597 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Hamilton College in 2021, 19 of them were philosophy majors.

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

Hamilton Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

Hamilton Philosophy Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks philosophy programs across the country. The following shows how Hamilton 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 Hamilton 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	15
Most Focused Philosophy Schools	23
Most Popular Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	107
Most Popular Philosophy Schools	140

Philosophy Student Demographics at Hamilton

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

Hamilton Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Hamilton. About 74% were men and 26% were women.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at Hamilton 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 Hamilton College with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Hamilton 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 NY, the home state for Hamilton College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Mathematical Science Professors	4,700	$105,070
Philosophy and Religion Professors	3,530	$80,480
Natural Sciences Managers	1,360	$148,460

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 Lvklock under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.