Philosophy at Temple University

46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Temple is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 37,236 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.

Temple Philosophy Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

Temple Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at Temple 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy, making the school the #65 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Philosophy Student Demographics at Temple

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

Temple Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

62% Women

46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at Temple since its program graduates 22% more women than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at Temple are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its philosophy bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 PA, the home state for Temple University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Philosophy and Religion Professors	1,040	$84,800

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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