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Philosophy at University of Florida

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Philosophy at University of Florida

What traits are you looking for in a philosophy school? To help you decide if University of Florida is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's philosophy program.

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and has a total student population of 53,372. Of the 9,775 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Florida in 2021, 48 of them were philosophy majors.

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

UF Philosophy Degrees Available

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

UF Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at UF 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, 2 students received their master’s degree in philosophy from UF. This makes it the #101 most popular school for philosophy master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy, making the school the #96 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UF Philosophy Graduates

The median salary of philosophy students who receive their bachelor's degree at UF is $25,985. 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 UF

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

UF Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

40% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The philosophy program at UF awarded 48 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 60% of these degrees went to men with the other 40% going to women.

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About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at UF are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Florida with a bachelor's in philosophy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 25
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

UF Philosophy Master’s Program

50% Women
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 philosophy majors earned their master's degree from UF. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Florida 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 1

UF also has a doctoral program available in philosophy. In 2021, 0 student 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 FL, the home state for University of Florida.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Mathematical Science Professors 2,160 $73,990
Philosophy and Religion Professors 640 $86,410
Mathematicians 90 $87,820

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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