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Philosophy at Union College New York

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Philosophy at Union College New York

If you plan to study philosophy, take a look at what Union College New York has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Union College is located in Schenectady, New York and has a total student population of 2,047. Of the 542 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Union College New York in 2021, 6 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.

Union College Philosophy Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

Union College Philosophy Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The philosophy major at Union College 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 Focused Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools 128
Most Popular Philosophy Schools 411

Philosophy Student Demographics at Union College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the philosophy majors at Union College New York.

Union College Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Union College since its program graduates 43% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% 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 Union College New York with a bachelor's in philosophy.

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

Union College also has a doctoral program available in philosophy. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 NY, the home state for Union College New York.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Mathematical Science Professors 4,700 $105,070
Philosophy and Religion Professors 3,530 $80,480
Natural Sciences Managers 1,360 $148,460

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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