Philosophy at Suffolk University

If you are interested in studying philosophy, you may want to check out the program at Suffolk University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Suffolk is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 6,830. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Suffolk.

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

Suffolk Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

Suffolk Philosophy Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The philosophy major at Suffolk 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 Popular Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools	140
Most Focused Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	386
Most Focused Philosophy Schools	430

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

Philosophy Student Demographics at Suffolk

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

Suffolk Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 7 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in philosophy from Suffolk in 2021, 71% were men and 29% were women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at Suffolk are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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

Suffolk also has a doctoral program available in philosophy. In 2021, 0 student 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 MA, the home state for Suffolk University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Mathematical Science Professors	1,700	$92,200
Philosophy and Religion Professors	700	$84,290

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 Oxymoron under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.