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.

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 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.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Oregon State since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at Oregon State 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 Oregon State University with a bachelor's in philosophy.

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

Oregon State Philosophy Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of philosophy master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Philosophy

If you plan to be a philosophy major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Oregon State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	10
Ethics	3

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.