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Philosophy at University of California - Irvine

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Philosophy at University of California - Irvine

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

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and approximately 36,303 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 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.

UC Irvine Philosophy Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Philosophy
  • Doctorate Degree in Philosophy

UC Irvine Philosophy Rankings

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in philosophy, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Philosophy Student Demographics at UC Irvine

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

UC Irvine Philosophy Master’s Program

50% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of philosophy master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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In the philosophy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Irvine 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 2
White 4
International Students 2
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 University of California - Irvine.

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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