Philosophy at Mount Saint Mary’s University

If you plan to study philosophy, take a look at what Mount Saint Mary's University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

MSMU is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 2,745. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from MSMU.

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

MSMU Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

MSMU Philosophy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the philosophy progam at MSMU 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 MSMU 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 Popular Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	645

Philosophy Student Demographics at MSMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the philosophy majors at Mount Saint Mary’s University.

MSMU Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from MSMU.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mount Saint Mary's University with a bachelor's in philosophy.

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

MSMU 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 CA, the home state for Mount Saint Mary's 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 Dasandman008 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.