Philosophy at University of California - Irvine
UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and approximately 36,303 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.
UC Irvine Philosophy Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy
- Master’s Degree in Philosophy
UC Irvine Philosophy Rankings
The philosophy major at UC Irvine 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 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Philosophy Student Demographics at UC Irvine
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the philosophy majors at University of California - Irvine.
UC Irvine Philosophy Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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 - Irvine with a bachelor's in philosophy.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 11 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 13 |
White | 8 |
International Students | 5 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
UC Irvine Philosophy Master’s Program
Of the students who received a philosophy master's degree from UC Irvine, 80% 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 University of California - Irvine with a master's in philosophy.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 4 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
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 University of California - Irvine. A concentration may not be available for your level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Philosophy | 58 |
Other Philosophy | 13 |
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 - Irvine.
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 TFNorman under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.