Philosophy at University of California - Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and approximately 42,327 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 101 philosophy majors received their bachelor's degree from UC Berkeley.

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

UC Berkeley Philosophy Degrees Available

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

UC Berkeley Philosophy Rankings

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

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 UC Berkeley 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
Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools	30

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in philosophy from UC Berkeley. This is the #116 most popular school for philosophy master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy, making the school the #35 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UC Berkeley Philosophy Graduates

The median salary of philosophy students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Berkeley is $23,934. This is less than $28,602, which is the national average of all philosophy majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Philosophy Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 101 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in philosophy from UC Berkeley. About 62% were men and 38% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 of California - Berkeley with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	43
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UC Berkeley Philosophy Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student earned a master's degree in philosophy from UC Berkeley.

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

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

UC Berkeley also has a doctoral program available in philosophy. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 CA, the home state for University of California - Berkeley.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Mathematical Science Professors	5,160	$127,480
Philosophy and Religion Professors	2,220	$114,370
Mathematicians	530	$100,000

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 LAgirl5252 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.