Philosophy at Seattle University

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

Seattle U is located in Seattle, Washington and has a total student population of 7,050. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Seattle U.

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

Seattle U Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

Seattle U Philosophy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the philosophy progam at Seattle U compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The philosophy major at Seattle U 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 Focused Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	195
Most Focused Philosophy Schools	218

Philosophy Student Demographics at Seattle U

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

Seattle U Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Seattle U. About 78% of these graduates were women and the other 22% were men. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Seattle U since its program graduates 37% more women than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at Seattle U are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Seattle U also has a doctoral program available in philosophy. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Religious Studies

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 WA, the home state for Seattle University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Natural Sciences Managers	1,810	$153,600
Mathematical Science Professors	1,010	$75,020
Philosophy and Religion Professors	390	$73,820

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.