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Philosophy at University of Massachusetts Amherst

Philosophy at University of Massachusetts Amherst

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 Massachusetts Amherst stacks up to those at other schools.

UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and approximately 31,642 students attend the school each year.

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

UMass Amherst Philosophy Degrees Available

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

UMass Amherst Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at UMass Amherst 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy, making the school the #65 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Philosophy Student Demographics at UMass Amherst

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the philosophy majors at University of Massachusetts Amherst.

UMass Amherst Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

21% Women
26% 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 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at UMass Amherst are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Massachusetts Amherst with a bachelor's in philosophy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 10
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

UMass Amherst 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.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Massachusetts Amherst with a master's in philosophy.

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

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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Philosophy and Religion Professors 700 $84,290

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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