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Philosophy at University of Puget Sound

Philosophy at University of Puget Sound

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

Puget Sound is located in Tacoma, Washington and approximately 2,130 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.

Puget Sound Philosophy Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

Puget Sound Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at Puget Sound 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 Puget Sound

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

Puget Sound Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Puget Sound since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at Puget Sound 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 Puget Sound with a bachelor's in philosophy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Philosophy

If you plan to be a philosophy major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Puget Sound. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy 12

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 WA, the home state for University of Puget Sound.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Natural Sciences Managers 1,810 $153,600
Mathematical Science Professors 1,010 $75,020
Philosophy and Religion Professors 390 $73,820

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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