Philosophy at Luther College

If you are interested in studying philosophy, you may want to check out the program at Luther College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Luther is located in Decorah, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,802. In 2021, 3 philosophy majors received their bachelor's degree from Luther.

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

Luther Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

Luther Philosophy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the philosophy progam at Luther compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The philosophy major at Luther 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 Focused Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	216
Most Focused Philosophy Schools	243

Philosophy Student Demographics at Luther

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

Luther Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Luther since its program graduates 26% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at Luther 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 Luther College with a bachelor's in philosophy.

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

Luther 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 IA, the home state for Luther College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Mathematical Science Professors	640	$97,450
Natural Sciences Managers	380	$127,440
Philosophy and Religion Professors	360	$79,510

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 Prizm under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.