Philosophy at Roger Williams University

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

RWU is located in Bristol, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 4,702. In 2021, 5 philosophy majors received their bachelor's degree from RWU.

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

RWU Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

RWU Philosophy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the philosophy progam at RWU 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 RWU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	408

Philosophy Student Demographics at RWU

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

RWU Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 philosophy majors earned their bachelor's degree from RWU. Of these graduates, 40% were men and 60% were women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at RWU since its program graduates 19% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at RWU 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 Roger Williams University with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

RWU 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 Roger Williams University.

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 Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.