Philosophy at Virginia Tech

26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 37,024.

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

Virginia Tech Philosophy Degrees Available

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

Virginia Tech Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at Virginia Tech 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 Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

53% Women

26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at Virginia Tech since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at Virginia Tech 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 Tech with a bachelor's in philosophy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Virginia Tech Philosophy Master’s Program

40% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of philosophy master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

Of the students who received a philosophy master's degree from Virginia Tech, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

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 Tech.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Philosophy and Religion Professors	830	$72,280

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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