Philosophy at University of Wisconsin - Madison

If you plan to study philosophy, take a look at what University of Wisconsin - Madison has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and approximately 44,640 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.

UW - Madison Philosophy Degrees Available

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

UW - Madison Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at UW - Madison 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy, making the school the #35 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Philosophy Student Demographics at UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at UW - Madison since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at UW - Madison 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 Wisconsin - Madison with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	55
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UW - Madison Philosophy Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of philosophy master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Wisconsin - Madison. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	73

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Mathematical Science Professors	820	$85,150
Natural Sciences Managers	610	$106,110
Philosophy and Religion Professors	320	$73,980

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 Czar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.