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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Puget Sound.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks philosophy programs across the country. The following shows how Puget Sound performed in these rankings.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	62
Most Popular Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	215
Most Popular Philosophy Schools	245

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

Of the 12 philosophy students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Puget Sound, about 67% were men and 33% were women.

About 67% 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.

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

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

Related Majors

• 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.