Philosophy at Wesleyan University

What traits are you looking for in a philosophy school? To help you decide if Wesleyan University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's philosophy program.

Wesleyan U is located in Middletown, Connecticut and has a total student population of 3,053. In 2021, 19 philosophy majors received their bachelor's degree from Wesleyan U.

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

Wesleyan U Philosophy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

Wesleyan U Philosophy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the philosophy progam at Wesleyan U 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 Wesleyan U 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	63
Most Focused Philosophy Schools	71
Most Popular Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	107
Most Popular Philosophy Schools	140
Most Popular Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools	140
Most Focused Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools	140

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

Philosophy Student Demographics at Wesleyan U

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

Wesleyan U Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 68% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 32% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Wesleyan U 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 CT, the home state for Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Natural Sciences Managers	650	$179,200
Mathematical Science Professors	520	$80,500
Philosophy and Religion Professors	470	$74,880

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 Steadyjohn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.