Philosophy at University of Notre Dame

If you are interested in studying philosophy, you may want to check out the program at University of Notre Dame. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Notre Dame is located in Notre Dame, Indiana and approximately 12,809 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.

Notre Dame Philosophy Degrees Available

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

Notre Dame Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at Notre Dame 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.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Philosophy Student Demographics at Notre Dame

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

Notre Dame Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 62% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at Notre Dame 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 Notre Dame with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	38
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Notre Dame 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.

Of the students who received a philosophy master's degree from Notre Dame, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Concentrations Within Philosophy

Philosophy majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Notre Dame. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	48

Related Majors

• Religious Studies
• Other Philosophy & Religious Studies

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 IN, the home state for University of Notre Dame.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Natural Sciences Managers	1,720	$65,270
Philosophy and Religion Professors	330	$77,870

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 Ssantera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.