Philosophy at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

Every philosophy school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the philosophy program at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis stacks up to those at other schools.

IUPUI is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and has a total student population of 29,390. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from IUPUI.

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

IUPUI Philosophy Degrees Available

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

IUPUI Philosophy Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks philosophy programs across the country. The following shows how IUPUI performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The philosophy major at IUPUI 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 Popular Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools	27

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in philosophy from IUPUI. This makes it the #27 most popular school for philosophy master’s degree candidates in the country.

Philosophy Student Demographics at IUPUI

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

IUPUI Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in philosophy from IUPUI in 2021, 40% were men and 60% were women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at IUPUI since its program graduates 19% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 - Purdue University - Indianapolis with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

IUPUI Philosophy Master’s Program

Of the 8 students who graduated with a master’s in philosophy from IUPUI in 2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

Of the students who received a philosophy master's degree from IUPUI, 63% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

IUPUI 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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Natural Sciences Managers	1,720	$65,270
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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.