Philosophy at San Jose State University

Every philosophy school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the philosophy program at San Jose State University stacks up to those at other schools.

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and has a total student population of 36,208. Of the 7,192 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from San Jose State University in 2021, 20 of them were philosophy majors.

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

San Jose State Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy
• Master’s Degree in Philosophy

San Jose State Philosophy Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks philosophy programs across the country. The following shows how San Jose State performed in these rankings.

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 San Jose State 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	101

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in philosophy from San Jose State. This makes it the #66 most popular school for philosophy master’s degree candidates in the country.

Philosophy Student Demographics at San Jose State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the philosophy majors at San Jose State University.

San Jose State Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 20 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Philosophy from San Jose State in 2020-2021, 70% were men and 30% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% 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 San Jose State University with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

San Jose State Philosophy Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 philosophy majors earned their master's degree from San Jose State. Of these graduates, 75% were men and 25% were women.

In the philosophy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 42% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Jose State University with a master's in philosophy.

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

San Jose State 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 CA, the home state for San Jose State 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
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.