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Philosophy at University of Missouri - Kansas City

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Philosophy at University of Missouri - Kansas City

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 Missouri - Kansas City stacks up to those at other schools.

UMKC is located in Kansas City, Missouri and has a total student population of 16,147. In 2021, 14 philosophy majors received their bachelor's degree from UMKC.

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

UMKC Philosophy Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

UMKC Philosophy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the philosophy progam at UMKC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 UMKC 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools 176

Philosophy Student Demographics at UMKC

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

UMKC Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

64% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from UMKC. About 64% of these graduates were women and the other 36% were men. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at UMKC since its program graduates 24% more women than average.

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About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at UMKC are white. This is above 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 Missouri - Kansas City with a bachelor's in philosophy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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 MO, the home state for University of Missouri - Kansas City.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Mathematical Science Professors 720 $95,240
Natural Sciences Managers 670 $116,190
Philosophy and Religion Professors 520 $72,220

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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