Philosophy at Hobart and William Smith Colleges

If you are interested in studying philosophy, you may want to check out the program at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

The Colleges is located in Geneva, New York and has a total student population of 1,833. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from The Colleges.

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

The Colleges Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

The Colleges Philosophy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the philosophy progam at The Colleges 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 The Colleges 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	19
Most Focused Philosophy Schools	28
Most Popular Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	107

Philosophy Student Demographics at The Colleges

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the philosophy majors at Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

The Colleges Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 19 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Philosophy from The Colleges in 2020-2021, 32% were men and 68% were women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at The Colleges since its program graduates 28% more women than average.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at The Colleges 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 Hobart and William Smith Colleges with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

The Colleges 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 Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

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 Aoliveira414 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.