Philosophy

8,041 students earn a philosophy credential each year across 778 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $31,583
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $55,124

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 685 colleges by graduates

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania180$73,0531 year out—$18,500 2University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California116$30,1821 year out$53,585$15,000 3University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California108$25,3031 year out$65,351$15,000 4University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California98$36,3551 year out$55,247$14,475 5University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington81$42,0721 year out$51,685$13,500 6University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin81$35,9751 year out$56,645$24,216 7University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California77$38,3801 year out$95,023$11,491 8Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts77$47,3451 year out$56,428$18,000 9Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York75$52,6681 year out$33,503$20,062 10New York UniversityNew York, New York75$40,3591 year out$76,802$24,128 11University of California-DavisDavis, California69$32,7491 year out—$13,200 12Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts62$40,3771 year out—$25,750 13University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois61—1 year out$72,246$22,641 14Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia60—1 year out—$16,438 15University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado59—1 year out$54,852$25,218 16Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona57$40,2861 year out$58,158$26,250 17University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana52—1 year out$67,240$20,793 18University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California51$30,2851 year out$50,265$15,832 19University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland51$35,6081 year out$59,449$20,164 20Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, Louisiana47$41,0321 year out$53,219$20,000 21The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas47$40,8811 year out$55,022$18,676 22University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina45$34,2841 year out$59,952$15,408 23University of California-RiversideRiverside, California44$25,1711 year out$61,942$19,022 24University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, Washington43$42,0721 year out$51,685$13,500 25Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona41$40,2861 year out$58,158$26,250 26University of FloridaGainesville, Florida41$24,0481 year out$69,827$17,217 27Franciscan University of SteubenvilleSteubenville, Ohio41$32,1651 year out—$25,000 28University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California39$24,6691 year out—$15,832 29Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey39$40,1131 year out$62,015$25,000 30University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia39—1 year out$63,572$15,509 31University of California-IrvineIrvine, California38$20,9221 year out$55,157$23,705 32Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia38—1 year out$75,545—33Fordham UniversityBronx, New York37—1 year out$93,875$22,999 34Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina36—1 year out——35University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia35—1 year out—$27,000 36Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois35—1 year out——37University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania35—1 year out——38University of ScrantonScranton, Pennsylvania35$32,5131 year out$66,660$27,000 39San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California34$28,5391 year out$55,124$18,000 40Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida34$27,0721 year out$53,843$25,359 41Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire34—1 year out——42Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio34$39,9711 year out$47,850$26,247 43University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan33$37,8851 year out$74,182$21,510 44Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania33$17,8811 year out$63,726$23,878 45San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California32$29,7121 year out—$27,000 46Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida32$31,5831 year out$51,471$13,134 47Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts32—1 year out——48Colgate UniversityHamilton, New York32—1 year out——49University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona31$34,2891 year out$56,983$21,250 50Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, Georgia31—1 year out$60,232$27,000 51Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts31—1 year out——52The Catholic University of AmericaWashington, District of Columbia30—1 year out$62,337$23,843 53California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California29—1 year out$46,835$19,281 54Loyola University ChicagoChicago, Illinois29—1 year out$67,470$25,530 55Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana29—1 year out——56California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California28—1 year out——57California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California27—1 year out$51,522—58University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida27$35,1791 year out—$19,875 59Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, New Jersey27—1 year out$75,028$19,250 60Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island27—1 year out——61Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee27—1 year out$107,157—62Baylor UniversityWaco, Texas27—1 year out$58,363—63American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia27—1 year out—$22,862 64Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, Massachusetts26—1 year out——65University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota26$31,6521 year out$66,564$21,500 66University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada26—1 year out$50,646$22,500 67Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, California25—1 year out—$19,000 68Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut25—1 year out——69George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia25—1 year out——70DePaul UniversityChicago, Illinois25—1 year out$51,321—71Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York25—1 year out——72Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas25$30,0581 year out$61,055$19,000 73William & MaryWilliamsburg, Virginia25—1 year out—$16,750 74California State University-FresnoFresno, California24$20,3541 year out—$15,000 75University of Colorado Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, Colorado24$32,4801 year out$36,118$28,495 76Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah24—1 year out——77Holy Apostles College and SeminaryCromwell, Connecticut23—1 year out——78University of St ThomasSaint Paul, Minnesota23—1 year out$57,472$18,201 79Princeton UniversityPrinceton, New Jersey23—1 year out——80California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California22$20,8221 year out$49,662—81Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado22$27,8101 year out—$18,894 82Georgetown UniversityWashington, District of Columbia22—1 year out——83University of IowaIowa City, Iowa22—1 year out—$26,260 84University at AlbanyAlbany, New York22—1 year out——85Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York22$35,6021 year out—$23,250 86Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina22—1 year out——87University of OregonEugene, Oregon22$27,6401 year out$34,383$26,000 88University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina22$30,9361 year out—$25,000 89University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah22—1 year out——90California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California21$29,3261 year out$37,380$15,034 91University of South FloridaTampa, Florida21$21,1681 year out$57,476—92University of New Mexico-Main CampusAlbuquerque, New Mexico21$26,2051 year out$43,565$24,095 93University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, North Carolina21$20,2871 year out—$22,527 94University of ToledoToledo, Ohio21—1 year out$41,537—95University of North TexasDenton, Texas21$37,2311 year out$42,179$17,750 96California State University-FullertonFullerton, California20$30,1711 year out——97Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, California20—1 year out——98University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois20$21,8241 year out—$18,750 99Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah20$43,6991 year out—$15,636 100Christopher Newport UniversityNewport News, Virginia20—1 year out——

Associate programs — 91 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California21—1 year out——2Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara, California11—1 year out——3San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego, California10—1 year out——4El Camino Community College DistrictTorrance, California9—1 year out——5Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, California9—1 year out——6Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California9—1 year out——7Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas9—1 year out——8Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California8—1 year out——9East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, California8—1 year out——10Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon, California8—1 year out——11Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley Glen, California8—1 year out——12College of Western IdahoNampa, Idaho8—1 year out——13Fullerton CollegeFullerton, California7—1 year out——14Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California7—1 year out——15Sierra CollegeRocklin, California7—1 year out——16Ventura CollegeVentura, California7—1 year out——17Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California6—1 year out——18Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo, California6—1 year out——19Fresno City CollegeFresno, California6—1 year out——20Golden West CollegeHuntington Beach, California6—1 year out——21Moorpark CollegeMoorpark, California6—1 year out——22Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictSan Jacinto, California6—1 year out——23Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California6—1 year out——24Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, California6—1 year out——25College of the SequoiasVisalia, California6—1 year out——26College of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada6—1 year out——27Bakersfield CollegeBakersfield, California5—1 year out——28Citrus CollegeGlendora, California5—1 year out——29Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California5—1 year out——30Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California5—1 year out——31Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California5—1 year out——32Scottsdale Community CollegeScottsdale, Arizona4—1 year out——33Crafton Hills CollegeYucaipa, California4—1 year out——34Foothill CollegeLos Altos Hills, California4—1 year out——35Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, California4—1 year out——36San Diego City CollegeSan Diego, California4—1 year out——37West Valley CollegeSaratoga, California4—1 year out——38South Texas CollegeMcAllen, Texas4—1 year out——39Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, Arizona3—1 year out——40American River CollegeSacramento, California3—1 year out——41Contra Costa CollegeSan Pablo, California3—1 year out——42De Anza CollegeCupertino, California3—1 year out——43Los Angeles Pierce CollegeWoodland Hills, California3—1 year out——44Los Angeles Mission CollegeSylmar, California3—1 year out——45College of MarinKentfield, California3—1 year out——46Oxnard CollegeOxnard, California3—1 year out——47College of San MateoSan Mateo, California3—1 year out——48West Los Angeles CollegeCulver City, California3—1 year out——49North Idaho CollegeCoeur d'Alene, Idaho3—1 year out——50CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeLong Island City, New York3—1 year out——51El Paso Community CollegeEl Paso, Texas3—1 year out——52Santiago Canyon CollegeOrange, California3—1 year out——53Folsom Lake CollegeFolsom, California3—1 year out——54Norco CollegeNorco, California3—1 year out——55Madera Community CollegeMadera, California3—1 year out——56Cabrillo CollegeAptos, California2—1 year out——57Reedley CollegeReedley, California2—1 year out——58Laney CollegeOakland, California2—1 year out——59Los Angeles City CollegeLos Angeles, California2—1 year out——60Los Medanos CollegePittsburg, California2—1 year out——61Merced CollegeMerced, California2—1 year out——62Modesto Junior CollegeModesto, California2—1 year out——63Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California2—1 year out——64San Diego Miramar CollegeSan Diego, California2—1 year out——65Victor Valley CollegeVictorville, California2—1 year out——66Berkeley City CollegeBerkeley, California2—1 year out——67Chandler-Gilbert Community CollegeChandler, Arizona2—1 year out——68Las Positas CollegeLivermore, California2—1 year out——69Clovis Community CollegeFresno, California2—1 year out——70Arizona Western CollegeYuma, Arizona1—1 year out——71Allan Hancock CollegeSanta Maria, California1—1 year out——72Antelope Valley Community College DistrictLancaster, California1—1 year out——73Barstow Community CollegeBarstow, California1—1 year out——74Butte CollegeOroville, California1—1 year out——75Chabot CollegeHayward, California1—1 year out——76City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California1—1 year out——77Cypress CollegeCypress, California1—1 year out——78Gavilan CollegeGilroy, California1—1 year out——79Irvine Valley CollegeIrvine, California1—1 year out——80Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California1—1 year out——81Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California1—1 year out——82College of the RedwoodsEureka, California1—1 year out——83Sacramento City CollegeSacramento, California1—1 year out——84Shasta CollegeRedding, California1—1 year out——85San Bernardino Valley CollegeSan Bernardino, California1—1 year out——86Butler Community CollegeEl Dorado, Kansas1—1 year out——87Lake Michigan CollegeBenton Harbor, Michigan1—1 year out——88Lansing Community CollegeLansing, Michigan1—1 year out——89Owens Community CollegePerrysburg, Ohio1—1 year out——90Franciscan University of SteubenvilleSteubenville, Ohio1—1 year out——91Snow CollegeEphraim, Utah1—1 year out——

Certificate programs — 32 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri22—1 year out——2University of LouisvilleLouisville, Kentucky14—1 year out——3University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyBaltimore, Maryland14—1 year out——4University of Wisconsin-Stevens PointStevens Point, Wisconsin10—1 year out——5Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida9—1 year out——6Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona7—1 year out——7Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, Michigan7—1 year out——8The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas7—1 year out——9University of West GeorgiaCarrollton, Georgia4—1 year out——10Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio4—1 year out——11University of KansasLawrence, Kansas3—1 year out——12Thiel CollegeGreenville, Pennsylvania3—1 year out——13Eastern Washington UniversityCheney, Washington3—1 year out——14University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireEau Claire, Wisconsin3—1 year out——15University of Wisconsin-Green BayGreen Bay, Wisconsin3—1 year out——16University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin3—1 year out——17Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California2—1 year out——18The University of MontanaMissoula, Montana2—1 year out——19Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey2—1 year out——20Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township, Pennsylvania2—1 year out——21Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania2—1 year out——22University of South DakotaVermillion, South Dakota2—1 year out——23University of Wisconsin-OshkoshOshkosh, Wisconsin2—1 year out——24Contra Costa CollegeSan Pablo, California1—1 year out——25Reedley CollegeReedley, California1—1 year out——26Colorado Christian UniversityLakewood, Colorado1—1 year out——27Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRolla, Missouri1—1 year out——28Webster UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri1—1 year out——29University of Akron Main CampusAkron, Ohio1—1 year out——30Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania1—1 year out——31University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterWhitewater, Wisconsin1—1 year out——32University of Wisconsin-ParksideKenosha, Wisconsin1—1 year out——

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).