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Philosophy at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and has a total student population of 52,679. In 2021, 26 philosophy majors received their bachelor's degree from UIUC.

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

UIUC Philosophy Degrees Available

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

UIUC Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at UIUC 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, 0 student received their master’s degree in philosophy from UIUC. This is the #140 most popular school for philosophy master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UIUC Philosophy Graduates

The median salary of philosophy students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIUC is $22,831. 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 UIUC

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

UIUC Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

23% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 26 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Philosophy from UIUC in 2020-2021, 77% were men and 23% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in philosophy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 12
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UIUC also has a doctoral program available in philosophy. In 2021, 1 students 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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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