Philosophy at University of Maryland - College Park

56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every philosophy school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the philosophy program at University of Maryland - College Park stacks up to those at other schools.

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and has a total student population of 40,709.

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

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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy, making the school the #49 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

17% Women

56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UMCP Philosophy Master’s Program

100% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of philosophy master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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	1
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Applied & Professional Ethics

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
Philosophy and Religion Professors	440	$99,870

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
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