Philosophy at University of Maryland - College Park

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

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and approximately 40,709 students attend the school each year. Of the 8,838 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Maryland - College Park in 2021, 35 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.

UMCP Philosophy Degrees Available

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

UMCP Philosophy Rankings

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

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy, making the school the #51 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Philosophy Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 students earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from UMCP. About 29% of these graduates were women and the other 71% were men.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at UMCP are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 - College Park with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	21
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UMCP Philosophy Master’s Program

Of the 2 students who graduated with a master’s in philosophy from UMCP in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Of the students who received a philosophy master's degree from UMCP, 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 Maryland - College Park 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

UMCP also has a doctoral program available in philosophy. In 2021, 3 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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - College Park.

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 Bgervais under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.