Philosophy at Michigan State University

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and has a total student population of 49,695.

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

Michigan State Philosophy Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

Michigan State Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at Michigan State 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 Michigan State

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

Michigan State Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

57% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Michigan State since its program graduates 16% more women than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at Michigan State 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 Michigan State University with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Philosophy

Philosophy majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Michigan State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	13

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 MI, the home state for Michigan State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Mathematical Science Professors	1,730	$85,970
Natural Sciences Managers	1,570	$113,840
Philosophy and Religion Professors	780	$77,990

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
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