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Philosophy at Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Philosophy at Hobart and William Smith Colleges

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

The Colleges is located in Geneva, New York and approximately 1,833 students attend the school each year.

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 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.

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

46% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 54% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at The Colleges since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

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About 85% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 11
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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
Philosophy and Religion Professors 3,530 $80,480

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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