Philosophy at University of Massachusetts - Boston

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UMass Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 16,259.

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 Boston Philosophy Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

UMass Boston Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at UMass Boston 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 UMass Boston

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

UMass Boston Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

67% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at UMass Boston since its program graduates 26% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 Massachusetts - Boston with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Philosophy

Philosophy majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Massachusetts - Boston. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	12
Other Philosophy	5

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 - Boston.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Mathematical Science Professors	1,700	$92,200
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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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