Philosophy at University of California - Irvine

If you are interested in studying philosophy, you may want to check out the program at University of California - Irvine. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and approximately 36,303 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 54 philosophy majors received their bachelor's degree from UC Irvine.

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
• Doctorate 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.

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in philosophy from UC Irvine. This makes it the #27 most popular school for philosophy master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 philosophy majors earned their bachelor's degree from UC Irvine. Of these graduates, 61% were men and 39% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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	10
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	20
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UC Irvine Philosophy Master’s Program

Of the 8 students who graduated with a master’s in philosophy from UC Irvine in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

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	2
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UC Irvine also has a doctoral program available in philosophy. In 2021, 9 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 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.