Philosophy at University of California - Los Angeles

58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 44,589 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.

UCLA Philosophy Degrees Available

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

UCLA Philosophy 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.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy, making the school the #12 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

37% Women

58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 37% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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	21
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	39
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UCLA Philosophy Master’s Program

50% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of philosophy master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
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 CA, the home state for University of California - Los Angeles.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Philosophy and Religion Professors	2,220	$114,370

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
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