Philosophy at University of Georgia

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

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and approximately 39,147 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 30 philosophy majors received their bachelor's degree from UGA.

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

UGA Philosophy Degrees Available

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

UGA Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at UGA 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 UGA. This makes it the #101 most popular school for philosophy master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy, making the school the #86 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Philosophy Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 30 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Philosophy from UGA in 2020-2021, 40% were men and 60% were women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at UGA since its program graduates 19% more women than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at UGA 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 Georgia with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UGA Philosophy Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 philosophy majors earned their master's degree from UGA. Of these graduates, 100% were men and 0% were women.

Of the students who received a philosophy master's degree from UGA, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UGA also has a doctoral program available in philosophy. In 2021, 1 students 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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Mathematical Science Professors	730	$76,640
Philosophy and Religion Professors	360	$77,770

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 Pruddle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.