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Philosophy at University at Buffalo

Philosophy at University at Buffalo

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

University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and approximately 32,347 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.

University at Buffalo Philosophy Degrees Available

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

University at Buffalo Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at University at Buffalo 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Philosophy Student Demographics at University at Buffalo

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

University at Buffalo Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at University at Buffalo since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at University at Buffalo are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 University at Buffalo with a bachelor's in philosophy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

University at Buffalo Philosophy Master’s Program

33% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of philosophy master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
International Students 1
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 NY, the home state for University at Buffalo.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Philosophy and Religion Professors 3,530 $80,480

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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