Philosophy at University of Dayton

If you plan to study philosophy, take a look at what University of Dayton has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UDayton is located in Dayton, Ohio and has a total student population of 11,650. In 2021, 9 philosophy majors received their bachelor's degree from UDayton.

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

UDayton Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

UDayton Philosophy Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks philosophy programs across the country. The following shows how UDayton 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 UDayton 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
Most Popular Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	273

Philosophy Student Demographics at UDayton

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

UDayton Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 89% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 11% went to women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at UDayton 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 Dayton with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UDayton also has a doctoral program available in philosophy. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 OH, the home state for University of Dayton.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Mathematical Science Professors	1,920	$93,130
Philosophy and Religion Professors	1,030	$76,550
Natural Sciences Managers	1,000	$131,680
Mathematicians	40	$86,280

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 Cfullam under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.