Philosophy at Pacific Lutheran University

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

PLU is located in Tacoma, Washington and approximately 2,907 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from PLU.

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

PLU Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

PLU Philosophy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the philosophy progam at PLU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The philosophy major at PLU 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 Schools	455

Philosophy Student Demographics at PLU

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

PLU Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 philosophy students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from PLU, about 80% were men and 20% were women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at PLU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. 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 Pacific Lutheran University with a bachelor's in philosophy.

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

PLU 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 WA, the home state for Pacific Lutheran University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Natural Sciences Managers	1,810	$153,600
Mathematical Science Professors	1,010	$75,020
Philosophy and Religion Professors	390	$73,820

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.