Philosophy at North Central College

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

North Central is located in Naperville, Illinois and approximately 2,832 students attend the school each year. Of the 751 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from North Central College in 2021, 7 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.

North Central Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

North Central Philosophy Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks philosophy programs across the country. The following shows how North Central performed in these rankings.

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 North Central 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	183
Most Focused Philosophy Schools	198
Most Popular Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	327

Philosophy Student Demographics at North Central

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the philosophy majors at North Central College.

North Central Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 7 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in philosophy from North Central in 2021, 57% were men and 43% were women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at North Central since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at North Central 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 North Central College with a bachelor's in philosophy.

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

North Central 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 IL, the home state for North Central College.

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 Quadrahex under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.