Philosophy at The University of Texas at Austin

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 The University of Texas at Austin stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and approximately 50,476 students attend the school each year. Of the 10,592 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at Austin in 2021, 68 of them were philosophy majors.

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

UT Austin Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy
• Doctorate Degree in Philosophy

UT Austin Philosophy Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks philosophy programs across the country. The following shows how UT Austin performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The philosophy major at UT Austin 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
Best Philosophy Schools	10
Most Popular Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools	24
	29

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

How Much Do Philosophy Graduates from UT Austin Make?

The median salary of philosophy students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Austin is $33,184. This is 16% higher than $28,602, which is the national average for all philosophy bachelor's degree recipients.

Philosophy Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 68 students earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from UT Austin. About 28% of these graduates were women and the other 72% were men.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at UT Austin are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 The University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	35
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UT Austin also has a doctoral program available in philosophy. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 The University of Texas at Austin.

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 Reid Sullivan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.