Philosophy at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

81% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a philosophy school? To help you decide if University of Nevada - Las Vegas is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's philosophy program.

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and approximately 31,142 students attend the school each year.

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

UNLV Philosophy Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

UNLV Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at UNLV 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 UNLV

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

UNLV Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

54% Women

81% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at UNLV since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 47% 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 Nevada - Las Vegas with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Philosophy

The following philosophy concentations are available at University of Nevada - Las Vegas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Nevada - Las Vegas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	21

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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Mathematical Science Professors	260	$68,880
Natural Sciences Managers	220	$115,150
Philosophy and Religion Professors	140	$54,010
Mathematicians	40	$79,980

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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