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Philosophy at University of California - Santa Barbara

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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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 140 students received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from UCSB.

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
  • Doctorate Degree in Philosophy

UCSB Philosophy Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks philosophy programs across the country. The following shows how UCSB performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools 23
Most Popular Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools 116
Most Focused Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools 126

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in philosophy from UCSB. This is the #116 most popular school for philosophy master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of UCSB Philosophy Graduates

The median salary of philosophy students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCSB is $25,487. This is less than $28,602, which is the national average of all philosophy majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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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

46% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 140 students earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from UCSB. About 46% of these graduates were women and the other 54% were men. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at UCSB since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 20
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 41
White 57
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

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

UCSB also has a doctoral program available in philosophy. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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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