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Philosophy at Los Angeles Valley College

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Philosophy at Los Angeles Valley College

If you plan to study philosophy, take a look at what Los Angeles Valley College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

LAVC is located in Valley Glen, California and has a total student population of 15,957.

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

LAVC Philosophy Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Philosophy

LAVC Philosophy Rankings

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Philosophy Student Demographics at LAVC

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

LAVC Philosophy Associate’s Program

44% Women
78% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 56% of philosophy associate's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in philosophy only graduates about 41% women each year. The program at LAVC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

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LAVC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in philosophy graduates 45% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Los Angeles Valley College with a associate's in philosophy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 2
International Students 0
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 CA, the home state for Los Angeles Valley College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Mathematical Science Professors 5,160 $127,480
Philosophy and Religion Professors 2,220 $114,370
Mathematicians 530 $100,000

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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