Philosophy at Rhode Island College

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

RIC is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 7,072. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from RIC.

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

RIC Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

RIC Philosophy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the philosophy progam at RIC 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 RIC 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	300

Philosophy Student Demographics at RIC

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

RIC Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 philosophy students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from RIC, about 75% were men and 25% were women.

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

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

RIC also has a doctoral program available in philosophy. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 RI, the home state for Rhode Island College.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Mathematical Science Professors	240	$115,890
Philosophy and Religion Professors	130	$105,620
Natural Sciences Managers	70	$132,880
Mathematicians	70	$90,640

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 Arctichistorian01 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.