Philosophy at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and approximately 11,366 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 5 philosophy majors received their bachelor's degree from SIUC.

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

SIUC Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy
• Doctorate Degree in Philosophy

SIUC Philosophy Rankings

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

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 SIUC 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 Master’s Degree Schools	140

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in philosophy from SIUC. This is the #140 most popular school for philosophy master’s degree candidates in the country.

Philosophy Student Demographics at SIUC

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

SIUC Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 philosophy students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SIUC, about 20% were men and 80% were women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at SIUC since its program graduates 39% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at SIUC 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SIUC also has a doctoral program available in philosophy. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Mathematical Science Professors	2,480	$66,600
Natural Sciences Managers	1,950	$118,480
Philosophy and Religion Professors	960	$81,200
Mathematicians	50	$103,220

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 Mark Jaroski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.