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Philosophy at Hofstra University

Philosophy at Hofstra University

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

Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and has a total student population of 10,444.

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

Hofstra Philosophy Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

Hofstra Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at Hofstra 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 Hofstra

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

Hofstra Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

22% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 78% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at Hofstra 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 Hofstra University with a bachelor's in philosophy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Hofstra University.

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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