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Philosophy at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

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.

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

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.

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

21% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 79% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at UMBC 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 Maryland - Baltimore County with a bachelor's in philosophy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Philosophy

The following philosophy concentations are available at University of Maryland - Baltimore County. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Maryland - Baltimore County. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy 14

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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