Philosophy at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

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

UMBC is located in Baltimore, Maryland and has a total student population of 13,497. Of the 2,725 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Maryland - Baltimore County in 2021, 14 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.

UMBC Philosophy Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Philosophy (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

UMBC Philosophy Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks philosophy programs across the country. The following shows how UMBC 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 UMBC 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	355

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in philosophy from UMBC. This is the #140 most popular school for philosophy master’s degree candidates in the country.

Philosophy Student Demographics at UMBC

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

UMBC Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 14 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Philosophy from UMBC in 2020-2021, 57% were men and 43% were women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at UMBC since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Maryland - Baltimore County with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UMBC 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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - Baltimore County.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Natural Sciences Managers	3,370	$148,310
Mathematical Science Professors	860	$87,300
Philosophy and Religion Professors	440	$99,870
Mathematicians	180	$115,940

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 Tim Menzies under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.