Philosophy at University of Massachusetts - Boston

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. Of the 2,801 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Massachusetts - Boston in 2021, 17 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.

UMass Boston Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

UMass Boston Philosophy Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks philosophy programs across the country. The following shows how UMass Boston performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Philosophy Schools	167
Most Focused Philosophy Schools	337

How Much Do Philosophy Graduates from UMass Boston Make?

The median salary of philosophy students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMass Boston is $33,333. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 17% higher than the national average of $28,602 for all philosophy bachelor's degree recipients.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 philosophy majors earned their bachelor's degree from UMass Boston. Of these graduates, 53% were men and 47% were 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 7% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UMass Boston also has a doctoral program available in philosophy. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

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