Philosophy at University of Memphis

If you are interested in studying philosophy, you may want to check out the program at University of Memphis. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UofM is located in Memphis, Tennessee and has a total student population of 22,205.

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

UofM Philosophy Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UofM

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UofM offers distance education options for philosophy at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UofM Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at UofM 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 UofM

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

UofM Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at UofM since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at UofM 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 Memphis with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UofM Philosophy Master’s Program

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

In the philosophy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 67% better than the national average.*

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

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

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 TN, the home state for University of Memphis.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Philosophy and Religion Professors	490	$75,500

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 BenSherman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.