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Philosophy at Indiana University - Bloomington

Philosophy at Indiana University - Bloomington

What traits are you looking for in a philosophy school? To help you decide if Indiana University - Bloomington is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's philosophy program.

IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and has a total student population of 43,064.

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

IU Bloomington Philosophy Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy
  • Master’s Degree in Philosophy

IU Bloomington Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at IU Bloomington 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.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Philosophy Student Demographics at IU Bloomington

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

IU Bloomington Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

35% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 65% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

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About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at IU Bloomington are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its philosophy bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Indiana University - Bloomington with a bachelor's in philosophy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 9
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

IU Bloomington Philosophy Master’s Program

50% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of philosophy master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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In the philosophy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Indiana University - Bloomington with a master's in philosophy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Bloomington.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
Philosophy and Religion Professors 330 $77,870

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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