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Philosophy at South Texas College

Philosophy at South Texas College

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

South Texas College is located in McAllen, Texas and approximately 28,233 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.

South Texas College Philosophy Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Philosophy

South Texas College Philosophy Rankings

Philosophy Student Demographics at South Texas College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the philosophy majors at South Texas College.

South Texas College Philosophy Associate’s Program

50% Women
75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of philosophy associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in philosophy only graduates about 41% women each year. The program at South Texas College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 9% more women than average.

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South Texas College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in philosophy graduates 41% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from South Texas College with a associate's in philosophy.

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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

Concentrations Within Philosophy

If you plan to be a philosophy major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at South Texas College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy 5

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 TX, the home state for South Texas College.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Mathematical Science Professors 4,780 $83,460
Natural Sciences Managers 2,620 $127,270
Philosophy and Religion Professors 1,520 $87,240

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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