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Philosophy at Knox College

Philosophy at Knox College

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 Knox College stacks up to those at other schools.

Knox is located in Galesburg, Illinois and has a total student population of 1,154.

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

Knox Philosophy Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

Knox Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at Knox 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 Knox

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

Knox Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Knox since its program graduates 19% more women than average.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at Knox 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 Knox College with a bachelor's in philosophy.

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

Concentrations Within Philosophy

If you plan to be a philosophy major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Knox College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy 2

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 IL, the home state for Knox College.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Mathematical Science Professors 2,480 $66,600
Natural Sciences Managers 1,950 $118,480
Philosophy and Religion Professors 960 $81,200
Mathematicians 50 $103,220

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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