Philosophy at University of Virginia - Main Campus

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

University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and has a total student population of 25,628.

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

University of Virginia Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy
• Master’s Degree in Philosophy

University of Virginia Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at University of Virginia 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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy, making the school the #86 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Philosophy Student Demographics at University of Virginia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the philosophy majors at University of Virginia - Main Campus.

University of Virginia Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at University of Virginia since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at University of Virginia 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 Virginia - Main Campus with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	27
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

University of Virginia Philosophy Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of philosophy master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Virginia - Main Campus with a master's in philosophy.

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

Concentrations Within Philosophy

Philosophy majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Virginia - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	39

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 VA, the home state for University of Virginia - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Mathematical Science Professors	2,030	$68,640
Natural Sciences Managers	1,270	$133,360
Philosophy and Religion Professors	830	$72,280
Mathematicians	440	$121,240

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 Swimmerguy269 under License

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