Median earnings of philosophy graduates (bachelor's degree) one year after graduation, at 90 colleges. National median: $38,395, rising to $58,285 after four years.
| # | College | State | Earnings after 1 yr | After 4 yrs | Median debt |
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| 1 | University of Pennsylvania | PA | $82,195 | $107,454 | $17,750 |
| 2 | University of Chicago | IL | $80,705 | $71,709 | — |
| 3 | American Public University System | WV | $76,837 | $64,098 | — |
| 4 | University of Notre Dame | IN | $75,466 | — | $15,000 |
| 5 | Bentley University | MA | $65,581 | — | — |
| 6 | Boston College | MA | $58,101 | $97,519 | $19,000 |
| 7 | Emory University | GA | $56,363 | $74,236 | $13,500 |
| 8 | Hobart William Smith Colleges | NY | $55,549 | $40,284 | — |
| 9 | University of Southern California | CA | $52,079 | $51,831 | $18,250 |
| 10 | CUNY City College | NY | $51,499 | — | — |
| 11 | Southern Methodist University | TX | $51,080 | $66,651 | $20,500 |
| 12 | Brandeis University | MA | $50,517 | — | — |
| 13 | Columbia University in the City of New York | NY | $49,361 | $56,885 | $16,000 |
| 14 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | MI | $47,723 | $67,293 | $15,875 |
| 15 | Sonoma State University | CA | $46,650 | — | $13,250 |
| 16 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | WA | $46,234 | $61,595 | $12,775 |
| 17 | University of Washington-Bothell Campus | WA | $46,234 | $61,595 | $12,775 |
| 18 | University of Arizona | AZ | $44,696 | $55,804 | $23,246 |
| 19 | Boston University | MA | $43,896 | $68,026 | $16,750 |
| 20 | California State University-Sacramento | CA | $43,814 | $65,115 | — |
| 21 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | NC | $43,620 | $70,709 | $10,100 |
| 22 | University of Massachusetts-Boston | MA | $43,347 | $54,868 | $23,111 |
| 23 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | AZ | $42,728 | $59,935 | $16,162 |
| 24 | Arizona State University Digital Immersion | AZ | $42,728 | $59,935 | $16,162 |
| 25 | Seton Hall University | NJ | $42,228 | $70,628 | $20,018 |
| 26 | Utah Valley University | UT | $41,888 | $49,403 | — |
| 27 | George Washington University | DC | $41,466 | $64,898 | — |
| 28 | Rutgers University-Camden | NJ | $41,324 | $58,891 | $19,500 |
| 29 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | NJ | $41,324 | $58,891 | $19,500 |
| 30 | Rutgers University-Newark | NJ | $41,324 | $58,891 | $19,500 |
| 31 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | WI | $41,231 | $59,370 | $20,500 |
| 32 | San Francisco State University | CA | $41,164 | $42,993 | $16,152 |
| 33 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | WI | $41,092 | $61,186 | $19,500 |
| 34 | CUNY Lehman College | NY | $41,035 | $43,165 | — |
| 35 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | NC | $41,023 | — | $19,535 |
| 36 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | IN | $40,662 | — | — |
| 37 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | MN | $40,389 | $53,189 | $17,500 |
| 38 | California State University-Long Beach | CA | $40,209 | $49,062 | $14,958 |
| 39 | University of Colorado Boulder | CO | $40,014 | $90,759 | $16,125 |
| 40 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | PA | $39,593 | $65,675 | $26,000 |
| 41 | Pennsylvania State University-World Campus | PA | $39,593 | $65,675 | $26,000 |
| 42 | Syracuse University | NY | $39,313 | $54,618 | $21,500 |
| 43 | University of Iowa | IA | $39,032 | $56,786 | — |
| 44 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | NV | $38,595 | $56,004 | $13,750 |
| 45 | University of California-Santa Barbara | CA | $38,395 | $71,796 | $11,349 |
| 46 | University of California-Berkeley | CA | $37,999 | $63,326 | $12,208 |
| 47 | University of Delaware | DE | $37,919 | — | — |
| 48 | Fordham University | NY | $37,710 | $74,507 | $21,500 |
| 49 | CUNY Hunter College | NY | $37,527 | $49,583 | — |
| 50 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | VA | $37,416 | — | $20,500 |
| 51 | University of Maryland-College Park | MD | $37,367 | $64,846 | $14,724 |
| 52 | Tulane University of Louisiana | LA | $37,146 | — | $22,313 |
| 53 | Florida International University | FL | $37,131 | $43,085 | — |
| 54 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | NC | $36,899 | $46,067 | — |
| 55 | University of Utah | UT | $36,298 | — | — |
| 56 | CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice | NY | $35,803 | $78,041 | — |
| 57 | University of St Thomas | MN | $35,672 | $41,209 | $21,795 |
| 58 | Washington State University | WA | $35,222 | — | — |
| 59 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | TX | $34,967 | $33,457 | $14,625 |
| 60 | California State University-Fullerton | CA | $34,825 | $44,533 | — |
| 61 | The University of Tampa | FL | $34,693 | — | — |
| 62 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | IL | $34,473 | $34,482 | — |
| 63 | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | WI | $34,241 | $39,532 | — |
| 64 | Dartmouth College | NH | $34,177 | — | — |
| 65 | University of California-Santa Cruz | CA | $33,889 | $51,398 | $15,000 |
| 66 | Virginia Commonwealth University | VA | $33,002 | $64,402 | $19,750 |
| 67 | University of California-Los Angeles | CA | $32,660 | $61,754 | $11,020 |
| 68 | University of California-Davis | CA | $32,373 | $58,633 | $15,400 |
| 69 | University of California-Riverside | CA | $32,349 | $51,402 | $16,660 |
| 70 | Western Washington University | WA | $32,031 | $48,253 | — |
| 71 | California State University-Northridge | CA | $31,758 | $48,566 | — |
| 72 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | OK | $31,244 | $59,640 | — |
| 73 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | NM | $31,196 | $52,766 | — |
| 74 | University of Georgia | GA | $30,702 | — | $18,145 |
| 75 | University of Memphis | TN | $30,367 | — | — |
| 76 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | CA | $30,292 | — | — |
| 77 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | CA | $29,855 | $98,592 | — |
| 78 | University of Central Florida | FL | $29,659 | $63,772 | $19,190 |
| 79 | University of Scranton | PA | $29,514 | $63,410 | $27,000 |
| 80 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | CO | $29,425 | $49,909 | $20,250 |
| 81 | Temple University | PA | $29,390 | $47,414 | $26,000 |
| 82 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | TX | $28,961 | — | — |
| 83 | Franciscan University of Steubenville | OH | $28,723 | $31,906 | $21,500 |
| 84 | University of California-San Diego | CA | $27,655 | — | $10,960 |
| 85 | University of Oregon | OR | $26,995 | $58,635 | — |
| 86 | Texas State University | TX | $26,202 | $50,768 | $25,250 |
| 87 | University of California-Irvine | CA | $25,468 | $74,171 | $14,800 |
| 88 | University of Florida | FL | $24,850 | $52,656 | — |
| 89 | University of South Florida | FL | $19,907 | $49,561 | — |
| 90 | Loyola University Chicago | IL | $19,393 | $60,571 | $23,000 |
Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.
Frequently asked questions
How much do philosophy graduates earn?
The median college reports $38,395 in earnings one year after a bachelor's degree in philosophy and $58,285 four years after. The highest is $82,195 at University of Pennsylvania.
How much student debt do philosophy graduates have?
The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $19,042 at the typical college.