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Philosophy at Wayne State University

Philosophy at Wayne State University

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

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and approximately 26,241 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.

Wayne State Philosophy Degrees Available

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

Wayne State Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at Wayne State 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 Wayne State

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

Wayne State Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

43% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 57% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical philosophy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Wayne State since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

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About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at Wayne State are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Wayne State University with a bachelor's in philosophy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Wayne State Philosophy Master’s Program

75% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of philosophy master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 2
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Philosophy

The following philosophy concentations are available at Wayne State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Wayne State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy 13

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 MI, the home state for Wayne State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Mathematical Science Professors 1,730 $85,970
Natural Sciences Managers 1,570 $113,840
Philosophy and Religion Professors 780 $77,990

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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