Philosophy at Oberlin College

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

Oberlin is located in Oberlin, Ohio and approximately 2,658 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Oberlin.

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

Oberlin Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

Oberlin Philosophy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the philosophy progam at Oberlin 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 Oberlin 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	50
Most Focused Philosophy Schools	57
Most Popular Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	152
Most Popular Philosophy Schools	195

Philosophy Student Demographics at Oberlin

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

Oberlin Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Oberlin. About 47% of these graduates were women and the other 53% were men. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Oberlin since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at Oberlin 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 Oberlin College with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Oberlin 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 OH, the home state for Oberlin College.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Mathematical Science Professors	1,920	$93,130
Philosophy and Religion Professors	1,030	$76,550
Natural Sciences Managers	1,000	$131,680
Mathematicians	40	$86,280

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 Matthew Trump under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.