Philosophy at Northern Illinois University

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

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and has a total student population of 16,769. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from NIU.

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

NIU Philosophy Degrees Available

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

NIU Philosophy Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks philosophy programs across the country. The following shows how NIU 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 NIU 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	275

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in philosophy from NIU. This makes it the #13 most popular school for philosophy master’s degree candidates in the country.

Philosophy Student Demographics at NIU

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

NIU Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 14 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Philosophy from NIU in 2020-2021, 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 NIU since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at NIU 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 Northern Illinois University with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

NIU Philosophy Master’s Program

Of the 11 philosophy students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from NIU, about 73% were men and 27% were women.

Of the students who received a philosophy master's degree from NIU, 73% 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 Northern Illinois University with a master's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

NIU 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 Northern Illinois 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 Andy McMurray under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.