Philosophy at Mount St Mary’s 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 Mount St Mary's University stacks up to those at other schools.

The Mount is located in Emmitsburg, Maryland and approximately 2,560 students attend the school each year. Of the 485 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Mount St Mary's University in 2021, 6 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.

The Mount Philosophy Degrees Available

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

The Mount Philosophy Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The philosophy major at The Mount 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 Master’s Degree Schools	18

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in philosophy from The Mount. This makes it the #80 most popular school for philosophy master’s degree candidates in the country.

Philosophy Student Demographics at The Mount

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

The Mount Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Philosophy from The Mount in 2020-2021, 83% were men and 17% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at The Mount 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 Mount St 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	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

The Mount Philosophy Master’s Program

Of the 3 philosophy students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from The Mount, about 67% were men and 33% were women.

Of the students who received a philosophy master's degree from The Mount, 100% 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 Mount St Mary's University with a master's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

The Mount 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 MD, the home state for Mount St Mary's University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Natural Sciences Managers	3,370	$148,310
Mathematical Science Professors	860	$87,300
Philosophy and Religion Professors	440	$99,870
Mathematicians	180	$115,940

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.