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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from UNR.

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	85
Most Focused Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	305

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in philosophy from UNR. This makes it the #80 most popular school for philosophy master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from UNR. About 45% of these graduates were women and the other 55% were men. 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 5% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 - Reno with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UNR Philosophy Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students earned a master's degree in philosophy from UNR. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men.

In the philosophy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 33% better than the national average.*

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	1
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

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.