Philosophy at University of Portland

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

University of Portland is located in Portland, Oregon and approximately 3,999 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 6 philosophy majors received their bachelor's degree from University of Portland.

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

University of Portland Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

University of Portland Philosophy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the philosophy progam at University of Portland compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The philosophy major at University of Portland 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 Focused Philosophy Schools	269

Philosophy Student Demographics at University of Portland

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

University of Portland Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Philosophy from University of Portland in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at University of Portland since its program graduates 26% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at University of Portland 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 Portland with a bachelor's in philosophy.

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

University of Portland 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 OR, the home state for University of Portland.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Natural Sciences Managers	1,250	$109,610
Mathematical Science Professors	700	$92,210
Philosophy and Religion Professors	310	$74,050

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 M.O. Stevens under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.