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Philosophy at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Philosophy at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Every philosophy school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the philosophy program at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville stacks up to those at other schools.

SIUE is located in Edwardsville, Illinois and has a total student population of 12,860.

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

SIUE Philosophy Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

SIUE Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at SIUE 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 SIUE

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

SIUE Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

27% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 73% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

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About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at SIUE 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 Edwardsville with a bachelor's in philosophy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Philosophy

Philosophy majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy 10

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 Edwardsville.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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