Philosophy at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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

U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and approximately 47,907 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 60 philosophy majors received their bachelor's degree from U-M.

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

U-M Philosophy Degrees Available

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

U-M Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at U-M 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.

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in philosophy from U-M. This makes it the #20 most popular school for philosophy master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Philosophy Student Demographics at U-M

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

U-M Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 60 philosophy majors earned their bachelor's degree from U-M. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at U-M since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at U-M are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. 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 Michigan - Ann Arbor with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	31
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

U-M Philosophy Master’s Program

The philosophy program at U-M awarded 9 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 67% of these degrees went to men with the other 33% going to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

U-M also has a doctoral program available in philosophy. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Religious Studies

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 MI, the home state for University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Mathematical Science Professors	1,730	$85,970
Natural Sciences Managers	1,570	$113,840
Philosophy and Religion Professors	780	$77,990

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 Dwight Burdette under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.