Philosophy at Loyola Marymount University

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

Loyola Marymount is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 9,686.

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

Loyola Marymount Philosophy Degrees Available

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

Loyola Marymount Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at Loyola Marymount 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 Loyola Marymount

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

Loyola Marymount Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Loyola Marymount since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 Loyola Marymount University with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Loyola Marymount Philosophy Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of philosophy master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

Of the students who received a philosophy master's degree from Loyola Marymount, 71% 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 Loyola Marymount University with a master's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
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 Loyola Marymount University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	21

Related Majors

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 Loyola Marymount University.

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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.