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Philosophy at University of South Carolina - Columbia

Philosophy at University of South Carolina - Columbia

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

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and has a total student population of 35,470.

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

UofSC Philosophy Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

UofSC Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at UofSC 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy, making the school the #67 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Philosophy Student Demographics at UofSC

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

UofSC Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

32% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 68% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 32% went to women.

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About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at UofSC 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 South Carolina - Columbia with a bachelor's in philosophy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 19
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 South Carolina - Columbia. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy 27

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 SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Columbia.

Occupation Jobs in SC Average Salary in SC
Mathematical Science Professors 670 $88,720
Natural Sciences Managers 530 $91,270
Philosophy and Religion Professors 270 $68,370

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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