Philosophy at Oregon State University

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

Oregon State is located in Corvallis, Oregon and has a total student population of 32,312. In 2021, 10 philosophy majors received their bachelor's degree from Oregon State.

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

Oregon State Philosophy Degrees Available

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

Oregon State Philosophy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the philosophy progam at Oregon State 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 Oregon State 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 Popular Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools	101

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in philosophy from Oregon State. This makes it the #101 most popular school for philosophy master’s degree candidates in the country.

Philosophy Student Demographics at Oregon State

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

Oregon State Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 philosophy students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Oregon State, about 80% were men and 20% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its philosophy bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Oregon State University with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Oregon State Philosophy Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students earned a master's degree in philosophy from Oregon State. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

Of the students who received a philosophy master's degree from Oregon State, 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 Oregon State University with a master's in philosophy.

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

Oregon State 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 OR, the home state for Oregon State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Natural Sciences Managers	1,250	$109,610
Mathematical Science Professors	700	$92,210
Philosophy and Religion Professors	310	$74,050

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 Gregkeene under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.