Philosophy at Rio Hondo College

If you are interested in studying philosophy, you may want to check out the program at Rio Hondo College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

RHCCD is located in Whittier, California and approximately 15,692 students attend the school each year.

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

RHCCD Philosophy Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Philosophy

Online Classes Are Available at RHCCD

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? RHCCD offers distance education options for philosophy at the following degree levels:

Associate’s Degree

RHCCD Philosophy Rankings

Philosophy Student Demographics at RHCCD

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

RHCCD Philosophy Associate’s Program

50% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of philosophy associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in philosophy only graduates about 40% women each year. The program at RHCCD may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 10% more women than average.

RHCCD does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in philosophy graduates 67% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Rio Hondo College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Philosophy and Religion Professors	2,220	$114,370

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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