Philosophy at University of Colorado Boulder

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

CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and approximately 37,437 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.

CU - Boulder Philosophy Degrees Available

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

CU - Boulder Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at CU - Boulder 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 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Philosophy Student Demographics at CU - Boulder

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the philosophy majors at University of Colorado Boulder.

CU - Boulder Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 66% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 34% went to women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at CU - Boulder are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Colorado Boulder with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	43
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

CU - Boulder Philosophy Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of philosophy master's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

Of the students who received a philosophy master's degree from CU - Boulder, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the philosophy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Philosophy

The following philosophy concentations are available at University of Colorado Boulder. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Colorado Boulder. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	70

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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado Boulder.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Natural Sciences Managers	1,230	$141,750
Mathematical Science Professors	1,010	$69,150
Philosophy and Religion Professors	460	$65,220
Mathematicians	80	$122,840

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 University of Colorado at Boulder under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.