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Philosophy at Santa Clara University

Philosophy at Santa Clara University

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

SCU is located in Santa Clara, California and approximately 8,616 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.

SCU Philosophy Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

SCU Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at SCU 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 SCU

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

SCU Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

59% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 41% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at SCU since its program graduates 18% more women than average.

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About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at SCU 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 Santa Clara University with a bachelor's in philosophy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 11
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Philosophy

Philosophy majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Santa Clara University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy 28

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 Santa Clara 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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