Philosophy at University of Connecticut

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 Connecticut stacks up to those at other schools.

UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and has a total student population of 27,215. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from UCONN.

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

UCONN Philosophy Degrees Available

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

UCONN Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at UCONN 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.

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in philosophy from UCONN. This makes it the #20 most popular school for philosophy master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy, making the school the #35 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Philosophy Student Demographics at UCONN

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

UCONN Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at UCONN since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at UCONN 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 Connecticut with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCONN Philosophy Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of philosophy master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCONN also has a doctoral program available in philosophy. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 CT, the home state for University of Connecticut.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Natural Sciences Managers	650	$179,200
Mathematical Science Professors	520	$80,500
Philosophy and Religion Professors	470	$74,880

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.