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Philosophy at San Jose State University

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.

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

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.

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

31% Women
63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 69% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 5
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

San Jose State Philosophy Master’s Program

75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 100% of philosophy master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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
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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