Philosophy at Virginia Commonwealth University

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

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and approximately 29,070 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,512 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2021, 26 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.

VCU Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

VCU Philosophy Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The philosophy major at VCU 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 Philosophy Schools	79
Best Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	79

How Much Do Philosophy Graduates from VCU Make?

The median salary of philosophy students who receive their bachelor's degree at VCU is $16,953. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,602 for all philosophy students.

Philosophy Student Demographics at VCU

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

VCU Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 26 philosophy students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from VCU, about 58% were men and 42% were women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at VCU since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at VCU 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 Virginia Commonwealth University with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

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 Virginia Commonwealth University.

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 user:mentes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.