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Philosophy at University of Rhode Island

Philosophy at University of Rhode Island

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

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and approximately 17,649 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.

URI Philosophy Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

URI Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at URI 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 URI

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

URI Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
33% 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 URI since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

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About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at URI are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Rhode Island 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 3
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Rhode Island. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy 14

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 RI, the home state for University of Rhode Island.

Occupation Jobs in RI Average Salary in RI
Mathematical Science Professors 240 $115,890
Philosophy and Religion Professors 130 $105,620
Natural Sciences Managers 70 $132,880
Mathematicians 70 $90,640

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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