Philosophy at University of California - Los Angeles

Every philosophy school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the philosophy program at University of California - Los Angeles stacks up to those at other schools.

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 44,589 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 155 students received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from UCLA.

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

UCLA Philosophy Degrees Available

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

UCLA Philosophy Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The philosophy major at UCLA 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 Popular Philosophy Graduate Certificate Schools	12
Most Focused Philosophy Schools	136

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in philosophy from UCLA. This makes it the #54 most popular school for philosophy master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Philosophy Student Demographics at UCLA

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

UCLA Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 155 philosophy majors earned their bachelor's degree from UCLA. Of these graduates, 66% were men and 34% were women.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at UCLA are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	79
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

UCLA Philosophy Master’s Program

Of the 5 philosophy students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UCLA, about 40% were men and 60% were women.

In the philosophy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

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

UCLA also has a doctoral program available in philosophy. In 2021, 6 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 - Los Angeles.

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 Nikhil Kulkarni under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.