Philosophy at Point Loma Nazarene University

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

PLNU is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 4,616.

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

PLNU Philosophy Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

PLNU Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at PLNU 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 PLNU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the philosophy majors at Point Loma Nazarene University.

PLNU Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

75% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at PLNU since its program graduates 34% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at PLNU 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 Point Loma Nazarene University with a bachelor's in philosophy.

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

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Point Loma Nazarene University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	4

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 CA, the home state for Point Loma Nazarene University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Mathematical Science Professors	5,160	$127,480
Philosophy and Religion Professors	2,220	$114,370
Mathematicians	530	$100,000

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
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