Philosophy at University of Nevada - Reno

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 Nevada - Reno stacks up to those at other schools.

UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and has a total student population of 20,722.

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

UNR Philosophy Degrees Available

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

UNR Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at UNR 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 UNR

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

UNR Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at UNR since its program graduates 23% more women than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at UNR 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 Nevada - Reno with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UNR Philosophy Master’s Program

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

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

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

Concentrations Within Philosophy

The following philosophy concentations are available at University of Nevada - Reno. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Nevada - Reno. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	25

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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Reno.

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
• Image Credit: By delamare under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.