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Philosophy at Western Michigan University

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

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and approximately 19,887 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 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.

WMU Philosophy Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Philosophy

WMU Philosophy Rankings

Philosophy Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Philosophy Master’s Program

29% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 7 students who earned a master's degree in Philosophy from WMU in 2020-2021, 71% were men and 29% were women.

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Of the students who received a philosophy master's degree from WMU, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 1
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 MI, the home state for Western Michigan 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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