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Philosophy at Northern Kentucky University

Philosophy at Northern Kentucky University

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

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and has a total student population of 16,211.

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

NKU Philosophy Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

NKU Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at NKU 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.

Philosophy Student Demographics at NKU

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

NKU Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

20% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 80% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at NKU 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 Kentucky University with a bachelor's in philosophy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Philosophy

The following philosophy concentations are available at Northern Kentucky University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northern Kentucky University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy 7

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 KY, the home state for Northern Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Mathematical Science Professors 540 $65,160
Natural Sciences Managers 300 $110,070
Philosophy and Religion Professors 260 $70,730

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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