Philosophy at Marquette University

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 Marquette University stacks up to those at other schools.

Marquette is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and approximately 11,550 students attend the school each year.

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

Marquette Philosophy Degrees Available

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

Marquette Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at Marquette 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.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy, making the school the #35 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Philosophy Student Demographics at Marquette

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

Marquette Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Marquette since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at Marquette 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 Marquette University with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Marquette Philosophy Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of philosophy master's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

Of the students who received a philosophy master's degree from Marquette, 67% 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 Marquette University with a master's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Philosophy

Philosophy majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Marquette University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	24

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 WI, the home state for Marquette University.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Mathematical Science Professors	820	$85,150
Natural Sciences Managers	610	$106,110
Philosophy and Religion Professors	320	$73,980

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 scottfeldstein under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.