Philosophy at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study philosophy, take a look at what Southern Illinois University Carbondale has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and approximately 11,366 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.

SIUC Philosophy Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy
Master’s Degree in Philosophy

SIUC Philosophy 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.

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

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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	1
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SIUC Philosophy Master’s Program

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of philosophy master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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

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

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
Philosophy and Religion Professors	960	$81,200

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
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