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Philosophy at University of Rhode Island

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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. Of the 3,855 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Rhode Island in 2021, 14 of them were philosophy majors.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the philosophy progam at URI compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools 424

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

43% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 philosophy majors earned their bachelor's degree from URI. Of these graduates, 57% were men and 43% were 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 2% more women than average.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at URI 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 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 1
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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

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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