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Philosophy at California State University - Los Angeles

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Philosophy at California State University - Los Angeles

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

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 26,745 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received their master's degree in philosophy.

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

Cal State LA Philosophy Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Philosophy

Cal State LA Philosophy Rankings

Philosophy Student Demographics at Cal State LA

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

Cal State LA Philosophy Master’s Program

45% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 11 philosophy students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Cal State LA, about 55% were men and 45% were women.

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Of the students who received a philosophy master's degree from Cal State LA, 64% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the philosophy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 7
International Students 0
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 CA, the home state for California State University - Los Angeles.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Mathematical Science Professors 5,160 $127,480
Philosophy and Religion Professors 2,220 $114,370
Mathematicians 530 $100,000

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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