Philosophy at University of Missouri - Kansas City

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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.

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 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.

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

63% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at UMKC since its program graduates 23% more women than average.

About 75% 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.

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.

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

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
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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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