Philosophy at Utah Valley University

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UVU is located in Orem, Utah and approximately 40,936 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.

UVU Philosophy Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

UVU Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at UVU 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 UVU

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

UVU Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

25% 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 UVU since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at UVU 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 Utah Valley University with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	15
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Utah Valley University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy	25

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 UT, the home state for Utah Valley University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Natural Sciences Managers	1,200	$99,810
Mathematical Science Professors	630	$84,680
Philosophy and Religion Professors	180	$88,740

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
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