Philosophy at Texas State University

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

Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and has a total student population of 37,812.

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

Texas State Philosophy Degrees Available

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

Texas State Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at Texas State 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 Texas State

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

Texas State Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 69% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at Texas State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Texas State University with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Texas State Philosophy Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 62% of philosophy master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

Of the students who received a philosophy master's degree from Texas State, 62% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Philosophy

Philosophy majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Texas State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	36

Related Majors

• Religious Studies

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 TX, the home state for Texas State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Mathematical Science Professors	4,780	$83,460
Natural Sciences Managers	2,620	$127,270
Philosophy and Religion Professors	1,520	$87,240

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.