Philosophy at Millikin University

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

Millikin is located in Decatur, Illinois and approximately 1,982 students attend the school each year. Of the 451 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Millikin University in 2021, 3 of them were philosophy majors.

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

Millikin Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

Millikin Philosophy Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The philosophy major at Millikin 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 Schools	271

Philosophy Student Demographics at Millikin

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

Millikin Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Millikin. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Millikin since its program graduates 26% more women than average.

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

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

Millikin also has a doctoral program available in philosophy. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 IL, the home state for Millikin University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Mathematical Science Professors	2,480	$66,600
Natural Sciences Managers	1,950	$118,480
Philosophy and Religion Professors	960	$81,200
Mathematicians	50	$103,220

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 Paris25 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.