Philosophy at Seton Hall University

What traits are you looking for in a philosophy school? To help you decide if Seton Hall University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's philosophy program.

Seton Hall is located in South Orange, New Jersey and has a total student population of 9,814. Of the 1,646 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Seton Hall University in 2021, 25 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.

Seton Hall Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

Seton Hall Philosophy Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks philosophy programs across the country. The following shows how Seton Hall 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 Seton Hall 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 Schools	193

Philosophy Student Demographics at Seton Hall

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

Seton Hall Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 25 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Philosophy from Seton Hall in 2020-2021, 28% were men and 72% were women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Seton Hall since its program graduates 31% more women than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at Seton Hall 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 Seton Hall University with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	15
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Seton Hall 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 NJ, the home state for Seton Hall University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Mathematical Science Professors	1,690	$96,400
Philosophy and Religion Professors	520	$84,620
Mathematicians	270	$117,060

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 Chris Funkhouser under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.