Philosophy
Liberal Arts •
Philosophy And Religious Studies
What is it about?
A program that focuses on ideas and their logical structure, including arguments and investigations about abstract and real phenomena. Includes instruction in logic, ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, metaphysics, symbolism, and history of philosophy, and applications to the theoretical foundations and methods of other disciplines.
As a Minor
Philosophy is relatively popular as a minor/second major with 1,747 people graduating with it as a minor in academic year 2018-19.
Trends
Graduates
Popularity Rank
Colleges
Number of Colleges by Type
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Number of Colleges by Size
Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
Average public university graduating class: 12 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Average private university graduating class: 6 students.
O's Insights on Philosophy
- Major has been stable in popularity over the last 5 years after decreasing prior to that.
- 62% of graduates come from public universities.
