Philosophy at Washington State University

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

Wazzu is located in Pullman, Washington and approximately 31,159 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 17 philosophy majors received their bachelor's degree from Wazzu.

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

Wazzu Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

Wazzu Philosophy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the philosophy progam at Wazzu compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Wazzu 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
Most Focused Philosophy Schools	601

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in philosophy from Wazzu. This is the #140 most popular school for philosophy master’s degree candidates in the country.

Philosophy Student Demographics at Wazzu

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

Wazzu Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 philosophy majors earned their bachelor's degree from Wazzu. Of these graduates, 76% were men and 24% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities in its philosophy bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Wazzu 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 WA, the home state for Washington State University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Natural Sciences Managers	1,810	$153,600
Mathematical Science Professors	1,010	$75,020
Philosophy and Religion Professors	390	$73,820

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 {} under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.