Philosophy at Utah Valley University

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. Of the 3,996 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Utah Valley University in 2021, 23 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.

UVU Philosophy Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Philosophy
• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

UVU Philosophy Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks philosophy programs across the country. The following shows how UVU performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27

Earnings of UVU Philosophy Graduates

The median salary of philosophy students who receive their bachelor's degree at UVU is $25,897. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,602 for all philosophy students.

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 Associate’s Program

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

UVU does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in philosophy graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Utah Valley University with a associate's in philosophy.

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

UVU Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 philosophy majors earned their bachelor's degree from UVU. Of these graduates, 78% were men and 22% were women.

About 70% 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	5
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

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
• Image Credit: By uvuphotos under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.