Philosophy at University of Illinois at Springfield

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

UIS is located in Springfield, Illinois and has a total student population of 4,146. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from UIS.

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

UIS Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

UIS Philosophy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the philosophy progam at UIS compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The philosophy major at UIS 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 Focused Philosophy Schools	386
Most Popular Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	452
Most Popular Philosophy Schools	506

Philosophy Student Demographics at UIS

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

UIS Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 4 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in philosophy from UIS in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at UIS since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at UIS 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 Illinois at Springfield with a bachelor's in philosophy.

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

UIS also has a doctoral program available in philosophy. In 2021, 0 student 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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Springfield.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Mathematical Science Professors	2,480	$66,600
Natural Sciences Managers	1,950	$118,480
Philosophy and Religion Professors	960	$81,200
Mathematicians	50	$103,220

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.