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Philosophy at University of California - Santa Barbara

Philosophy at University of California - Santa Barbara

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 - Santa Barbara stacks up to those at other schools.

UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and approximately 26,179 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.

UCSB Philosophy Degrees Available

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

UCSB Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at UCSB 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy, making the school the #51 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Philosophy Student Demographics at UCSB

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

UCSB Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

39% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 61% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 39% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 - Santa Barbara with a bachelor's in philosophy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 14
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 26
White 41
International Students 12
Other Races/Ethnicities 15

UCSB Philosophy Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of philosophy master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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

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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

Concentrations Within Philosophy

The following philosophy concentations are available at University of California - Santa Barbara. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Santa Barbara. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy 144

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 - Santa Barbara.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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